Look up: mirage

1. mirage
   [n] - an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects 2. [n] - something illusory and unattainable
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2. Mirage
   An optical effect that produces an image that looks like it has been reflected from the surface of a body of water. See also: Fata Morgana, Inferior Mirage.
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3. MIRAGE
   Multi-disciplinary Interest in Rural and General Health Education
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4. Mirage
   optical phenomenon consisting essentially of steady or wavering, single or multiple, upright or inverted, vertically enlarged or reduced, images of distant objects. Category: Physics
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5. Mirage
   Mi`rage' noun [ French, from mirer to look at carefully, to aim, se mirer to look at one's self in a glass, to reflect, to be reflected, Late Latin mirare to look at. See Mirror .] An optical effect, sometimes seen on the ocea...
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6. mirage
   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 su...
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7. mirage
   noun something illusory and unattainable
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8. mirage
   noun an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects
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9. Mirage
   • (n.) 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....
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10. Mirage
    (from the article `Las Vegas`) With the construction of such complexes as the Mirage (opened 1989) and Mandalay Bay (1999), Las Vegas casino architecture departed completely from ...
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11. mirage
    in optics, the deceptive appearance of a distant object or objects caused by the bending of light rays (refraction) in layers of air of varying ... [1 related articles]
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12. Mirage
    any member of a family of combat aircraft produced by the Dassault-Breguet aeronautics firm of France. These relatively inexpensive, simple, durable ... [2 related articles]
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13. mirage
    mirage 1. 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. 2. Something illusory, unattainable, or insubstantial. From French, mirer, 'to look at'; from Latin ...
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14. mirage
    mirage (miräzh') , atmospheric optical illusion in which an observer sees in the distance a nonexistent body of water or an image, sometimes distorted, of some object or of a complete scene. Examples of mirages are pools of water seen over hot desert sand or over hot pavement; at sea, an in...
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15. Mirage
    A mirage is an optical illusion, occasioned by the refraction of light through contiguous masses of air of different density; such refraction not unfrequently producing the same sensible effect as direct reflection. It consists in an apparent elevation or approximation of coasts, mountains, ships, a...
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16. mirage
    Illusion caused by refraction of light in various atmospheric conditions. Mirages include the appearance of pools of water in the desert or on hot roads, or of places beyond the horizon apparently floating above it. When there are hot layers of air near the ground, light rays from the sky near the h...
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17. Mirage
    :For other uses, see Mirage (disambiguation) A `mirage` is a naturally occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky. The word comes to English via the French mirage, from the Latin mirare, meaning "to l...
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18. Mirage
    (aircraft) `Mirage` is the name of a series of delta-winged fighters and bombers that have been produced by the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation, flown by the French Air Force, and widely exported to foreign counties.
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19. Mirage
    (disambiguation) A `mirage` is an optical phenomenon. `Mirage`(`s`) or `The Mirage` may also refer to: Fictional characters: Film and television: Hotels: Music: Performers: Albums: Songs: Other: Literature: Transport: Other uses: See also:
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20. Mirage
    (DC Comics) `Mirage` is the name of two DC Comics characters. The first was a minor villain of Batman. The second is a heroine who is affiliated with the Teen Titans. Batman foe: The first Mirage was a man named Mike (also referred to as "Kerry Austin") and appeared in Detective ...
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21. Mirage
    (Transformers) `Mirage` is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers series. Mirage is one of the single most re-used names in the Transformers series, and is almost entirely synonymous with characters possessing Formula One racing car alternate modes. Transf...
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22. Mirage
    (race car) The `Mirage` race cars were built by J.W. Automotive (JWA) at Slough in England to compete in international sports car races in the colours of the Gulf Oil Corporation. For the 1967 season, JWA built and raced the M1, a Sports prototype based on the Ford GT40. The M1 used the stand...
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23. Mirage
    (Meat Puppets album) Name = Mirage | Type = Album | Artist = Meat Puppets | Cover = Meat Puppets Mirage.jpg | Released = April 1987 | Recorded = 1986-1987 | Genre = Alternative, Neo-psychedelia Length = 38:45 (original)<br />56:30 (reissue) | Label = SST Records | Producer = Steven Escalli...
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24. Mirage
    (Klaus Schulze album) Name = Mirage | Type = Album | Artist = Klaus Schulze | Cover = Mirage Klaus Schulze Album.jpg | Released = April 1977 | Recorded = January 1977| Genre = Electronic music, space music | Length = 58:11 | Label = Brain, Island | Producer = Klaus Schulze | Reviews = | Last ...
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25. Mirage
    (Iris album) `Mirage` is the seventh album by Romanian hard rock group Iris. Track listing: #Mirage (Popa/Dumitrescu/Borobeica/Minculescu) #Orange (Popa/Dumitrescu/Borobeica/Minculescu) #Madrigal (Popa/Dumitrescu/Borobeica/Minculescu) #Dulce ÅŸi amar (Popa/Dumitrescu/Borobeica/Mincul...
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