mirage
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects
Types & categories
- optical illusion hypernym
- fata morgana hyponym
Sense 2 noun
something illusory and unattainable
Types & categories
- misconception hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | optical illusion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fata morgana |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | misconception |