Fata Morgana

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Fata Morgana (mirage)

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• fata morgana

Borrowed from Italian fata Morgana (“Morgan le Fay”), from fata (“fairy”) + Morgana (“Morgan”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌfɑːtə mɔːˈɡɑːnə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌfɑtə mɔɹˈɡɑnə/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːnə

Fata Morgana (plural Fata Morganas)

1. A form of mirage seen just above the horizon, caused by a temperature inversion in the atmosphere, in which multiple upright and inverted images of a distant object appear to be stacked on top of each other in a highly distorted fashion; especially one seen at sea, and particularly in the Strait of Messina.

   Hypernym: mirage

• Morgan le Fay

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

Fata Morgana

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• fata morgana

Borrowed from Italian fata Morgana (“Morgan le Fay”), from fata (“fairy”) + Morgana (“Morgan”).

Fata Morgana f or (less common) m (uncountable)

1. Fata Morgana (form of mirage caused by temperature inversion)

   Hypernym: miragem