sunglint en · NOUN
Etymology
From sun + glint.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An optical phenomenon that occurs when sunlight reflects off the surface of water (an ocean, lake or river) directly towards a satellite sensor viewing the surface, so that in the sunglint area of a satellite image, smooth water appears as a silvery mirror, while rougher surface water is relatively dark.
The water gets its eerie hue from sunglint, an optical phenomenon that occurs when sunlight reflects directly from the water’s surface into the camera lens.
2016 October 29, “Eye me a river”, in New Scientist, number 3097, page 27:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sunglints | Number=Plur | lexicographic |