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Definition of Fata morgana
1. Noun. A mirage in the Strait of Messina (attributed to the Arthurian sorcerer Morgan le Fay).
Definition of Fata morgana
1. Noun. A form of mirage caused by a temperature inversion in the atmosphere. ¹
2. Noun. A mirage, especially one seen in the Strait of Messina ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fata Morgana
Literary usage of Fata morgana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Meteorology, with Questions for Examination, Designed for by John Brocklesby (1869)
"fata morgana. This name is given to an extraordinary optical phenomenon, which
has been often seen in the straits of Messina, between the island of Sicily ..."
2. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts by William Nicholson (1797)
"VU. wf» Account of tin fata morgana ; er tie Optical Appearance of Figures, ...
and is known by the name of fata morgana, or, as fome render it, ..."
3. The Fairy Family: A Series of Ballads & Metrical Tales Illustrating the by Archibald Maclaren (1857)
"... fave in the evil hour When guilt we meditate within, Or harbour unrepented fin."
fata morgana.—There is a grandeur, ..."
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