noctiluque

nɔktilyk

Definition

Definition of noctiluque - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

plancton

TECH.

petit être vivant marin qui produit de la lumière

TECH.

Les noctiluques illuminent l'eau de mer la nuit.

Adjective

luminescence

TECH.

qui brille ou émet de la lumière pendant la nuit

TECH.

Les algues noctiluques illuminent la surface de l'océan.

phosphorescent

nuage polaire

TECH.

se dit d'un type de nuage très haut visible la nuit

TECH.

Les nuages noctiluques apparaissent dans la haute atmosphère.

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nuage noctiluque

nuage brillant de très haute altitude visible au crépuscule

Les nuages noctiluques apparaissent parfois en été dans le ciel nordique.

Origin of noctiluque

latin, nox (nuit) + lucere (briller)

Examples of noctiluque in a sentence

Les enfants cherchent des noctiluques sur la plage.
Des champignons noctiluques parsemaient le sentier forestier.
La mer semblait noctiluque sous la pleine lune.
Un phénomène noctiluque illumine parfois le ciel d’été.
La lueur noctiluque fascine les astronomes amateurs.

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English:noctiluca, bioluminescent, ...
German:Noctiluca, nachtleuchtend, ...
Italian:noctiluca, bioluminescente, ...
Spanish:noctiluca, bioluminiscente, ...
Portuguese:plâncton bioluminescente, noctilucente, ...
Chinese:夜光虫, 夜光的, ...
Japanese:夜光虫, 夜光性の, ...
Arabic:نوكتيلوكا, مُضِيء لَيْلًا, ...
Hebrew:נוֹקְטִילוּקָה, זוֹהֵר בַּלַּיְלָה, ...
Russian:ноктилюка, ночесветящийся, ...
Ukrainian:ноктилюка, нічносвітний, ...
Catalan:noctiluca, noctiluc, ...
Danish:noctiluca, natlysende, ...
Dutch:noctiluca, nachtglanzend, ...
Greek:φωτοφόρο, νυκτολαμπής, ...
Khmer:ផ្លង់តុងសមុទ្របញ្ចេញពន្លឺ, ភ្លឺពេលយប់, ...
Korean:야광충, 야광의, ...
Polish:noctiluca, nocnoświecący, ...
Portuguese (BR):noctiluca, noctilucente, ...
Romanian:noctilucă, noctiluc, ...
Swedish:noctiluca, självlysande, ...
Thai:แพลงก์ตอนเรืองแสง, เรืองแสงในเวลากลางคืน, ...
Turkish:ışık saçan plankton, gece parlayan, ...
Vietnamese:sinh vật phù du phát sáng, phát sáng ban đêm, ...

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Definition of noctiluque - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Adjective

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