Mirage

What do we mean by mirage?

An optical phenomenon that creates the illusion of water, often with inverted reflections of distant objects, and results from distortion of light by alternate layers of hot and cool air. noun

Something illusory or insubstantial. noun

An optical illusion due to excessive bending of light-rays in traversing adjacent layers of air of widely different densities, whereby distorted, displaced, or inverted images are produced. noun

Hence Deceptiveness of appearance; a delusive seeming; an illusion. noun

An optical effect, sometimes seen on the ocean, but more frequently in deserts, due to total reflection of light at the surface common to two strata of air differently heated. The reflected image is seen, commonly in an inverted position, while the real object may or may not be in sight. When the surface is horizontal, and below the eye, the appearance is that of a sheet of water in which the object is seen reflected; when the reflecting surface is above the eye, the image is seen projected against the sky. The fata Morgana and looming are species of mirage. noun

An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, giving the appearance of there being refuge in the distance. noun

An illusion. noun

An optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects noun

Something illusory and unattainable noun

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Words that are spelled similarly to mirage:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective mirage:
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