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Definition of Nightside
1. Noun. (astronomy) The side of a planet that faces away from the sun around which it orbits ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nightside
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nightside
Literary usage of Nightside
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plasma Physics Of The Local Cosmos by National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Solar and Space Physics (2004)
"nightside reconnection closes Earth's field again through the merging of these
open field lines. Magnetic reconnection is the principal mechanism by which ..."
2. The History of the Supernatural in All Ages and Nations: And in All Churches by William Howitt (1863)
"In Mrs. Crowe's ' nightside of Nature,' will also be found the account of the
hauntings of an old house at Cheshunt, belonging to Sir Henry Meux. ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1871)
"... I showed her some of the dark, black nightside of the great city. We had once
or twice previously thought that ..."
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