Get Free Checker

starlight

[ UK /stˈɑːla‍ɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈstɑɹˌɫaɪt/ ]
NOUN
  1. the light of the stars

How To Use starlight In A Sentence

  • The laser's optical system would have to overcome the distorting effect of atmospheric turbulence, the variations in pressure and temperature that refract starlight to create the "twinkling" effect in the night sky. Pentagon Loses War to Zap Airborne Laser From Budget
  • The absorption nebula contains dust that scatters starlight and hides stars from our view.
  • That kind of interaction helps probe the structure of objects between the source of starlight and observers on Earth.
  • Derryn looked out the porthole of the ship's cabin: dark, except for the starlight that reflected off of the sea's gentle waves.
  • These gases scatter light from the cosmic microwave background radiation as it passes through the clusters, similar to the way Earth's atmosphere can scatter starlight, making some stars twinkle.
  • They were amazed at the bright twinkling pattern of starlight as it shone through the window.
  • About half a mile away, starlight finally hit it, revealing a sleek chestnut brown body with ruffled russet red tail feathers.
  • This is not an analogy to the DNA coding system because starlight existed long before humans (assumedly.) Attached to Strings
  • As the cripple sat looking over the solemn, moaning ocean, awed by its brooding gloom, did he catch in the silvery starlight a second glimpse of the rose-colored veils, and snowy vittae, and purple - edged robes of the Parcae, spinning and singing as they followed the ship across the sobbing sea? St. Elmo
  • Only a windlike chant would do -- something with an undertone of human despair, outsoared by brave, savage flights of invincible soul-hope -- great virile singing man-cries, winged as the starlight, weird as space -- Whitman sublimated, David's soul poured out in symphony. The River and I
View all