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- Dictionarymi·rage/məˈräZH/
noun
- 1. an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions, especially the appearance of a sheet of water in a desert or on a hot road caused by the refraction of light from the sky by heated air: "the surface of the road ahead rippled in the heat mirages"
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A mirage is an optical effect that makes distant objects appear as water or a mirror, or something illusory and unattainable. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and word history of mirage from Merriam-Webster.
A mirage is an image of something that seems to be far away but does not really exist, caused by very hot air. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of mirage with examples and synonyms.
noun. an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air. something illusory, without substance or reality.
That enticing pool of water you see far away in the distance may be a mirage, or an optical illusion. A mirage is created when light is distorted by layers of hot air. A mirage that looks like a body of water is actually an image of the sky.
A mirage is an image of something that seems to be far away but does not really exist, caused by very hot air. Learn how to use the word in different contexts, see examples and find translations in other languages.
A mirage is an optical illusion that makes you see something that is not there, such as water in a desert. Learn how to use the word mirage in a sentence and find out its synonym illusion.
A mirage is an optical illusion of a distant object or water, often in the desert, caused by hot air. It can also mean something that is not real or true, but seems to be.
