sunglintとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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sunglint (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 sunglints)

1. An optical phenomenon that occurs when sunlight reflects off the surface of water (an ocean, lake または 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.
   • 2016 October 29, Eye me a river, New Scientist, Issue 3097, page 27,

     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.