mirage
mi·rage
noun
1.
an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects
2.
Origin
An unadapted borrowing from French mirage c. 1812.
Phrases
- gravitational mirage
- red mirage
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