nightside

English

noun
Definitions
  • (astronomy) The side of a planet that faces away from the sun around which it orbits

Etymology

Compound from English night (noun sense, the conventional time for a person to be in bed, verb sense) + English side (long, trailing, ample, vast, distant).

Origin

English

side

Gloss

long, trailing, ample, vast, distant

Concept
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Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji
🤥 🦒

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