MOUNTAIN SPECTER
\mˈa͡ʊntɪn spˈɛktə], \mˈaʊntɪn spˈɛktə], \m_ˈaʊ_n_t_ɪ_n s_p_ˈɛ_k_t_ə]\
Definitions of MOUNTAIN SPECTER
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An optical phenomenon sometimes seen on the summit of mountains (as on the Brocken) when the observer is between the sun and a mass of cloud. The figures of the observer and surrounding objects are seen projected on the cloud, greatly enlarged and often encircled by rainbow colors.
By Oddity Software
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An optical phenomenon sometimes seen on the summit of mountains (as on the Brocken) when the observer is between the sun and a mass of cloud. The figures of the observer and surrounding objects are seen projected on the cloud, greatly enlarged and often encircled by rainbow colors.
By Noah Webster.
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