fata morgana

English - Turkish

Definition of fata morgana in English Turkish dictionary

serap

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fatamorgana

serap

English - English

Definition of fata morgana in English English dictionary

A mirage, especially one seen in the Strait of Messina

a mirage in the Strait of Messina (attributed to the Arthurian sorcerer Morgan le Fay)

It is noticed particularly at the Straits of Messina, between Calabria and Sicily

A kind of mirage by which distant objects appear inverted, distorted, displaced, or multiplied

{i} mirage, illusion; type of mirage in which things appear to be upside down or distorted in some way (most often seen in the Straits of Messina)

Related Terms

Fata Morganas

plural form of Fata Morgana

Hyphenation

fata Mor·gan·a

Turkish pronunciation

fätı môrgänı

Pronunciation

/ˈfätə môrˈganə/ /ˈfɑːtə mɔːrˈɡænə/

Etymology

[ "fä-t&-mor-'gä-n ] (noun.) 1818. From Italian translation of (fata (“fairy”))