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n. See earthshine.

n. sunlight reflected from the earth's surface

n. the light reflected by the earth, as upon the moon, and corresponding to moonlight; -- called also earth shine.

n. The sunlight reflected from the earth to the moon, by which we see faintly, when the moon is near the sun (either before or after new moon), that part of the moon's disk unillumined by direct sunlight, or “the old moon in the arms of the new.”

n. Light reflected by the earth: same as earth-shine.

"I remember hearing about research that suggested that the amount of earth's reflected radiation or "earthlight" found by measuring the light intensity on the dark side of the moon has increased."

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