Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gegenschein

1 sense of gegenschein

Sense 1
counterglow, gegenschein -- (a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space)
       => light, visible light, visible radiation -- ((physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window")