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- Dictionarysunset/ˈsʌnsɛt/
noun
- 1. the time in the evening when the sun disappears or daylight fades: "sunset was still a couple of hours away"
adjective
- 1. denoting a legal provision under which a programme, agency, regulation, etc., is automatically terminated at the end of a fixed period unless renewed by legislative action: "the bill will have a two-year sunset clause, so the decision will need to be revisited after the next election"
verb
- 1. (of a programme, agency, regulation, etc.) expire or be terminated automatically at the end of a fixed period unless renewed by legislative action: North American "the tax cut will sunset after three years unless lawmakers extend it"
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Sunset (or sundown) is the disappearance of the Sun below the horizon of the Earth (or any other astronomical object in the Solar System) due to its rotation. As viewed from everywhere on Earth, it is a phenomenon that happens approximately once every 24 hours, except in areas close to the poles.
SUNSET definition: 1. the time in the evening when you last see the sun in the sky: 2. the appearance of the sky in…. Learn more.
noun. sun· set ˈsən-ˌset. Synonyms of sunset. 1. : the apparent descent of the sun below the horizon. also : the accompanying atmospheric effects. 2. : the time when the upper limb of the sun disappears below the horizon as a result of the diurnal rotation of the earth. 3. : a period of decline. especially : old age. sunset. 2 of 3. adjective.
Sunset definition: the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.. See examples of SUNSET used in a sentence.
Sunset is the time in the evening when the sun disappears out of sight from the sky. The dance ends at sunset. Synonyms: nightfall , dusk , sundown , eventide More Synonyms of sunset
Definition of sunset noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening. the atmospheric and scenic phenomena accompanying this. the time when the sun sets. the close or final stage of any period. adjective. (of an industry, technology, etc.) old; declining: sunset industries. of, relating to, or characteristic of a sunset law:
SUNSET definition: the time when the sun disappears in the evening and the sky becomes dark. Learn more.
1. (Astronomy) the daily disappearance of the sun below the horizon. 2. (Physical Geography) the atmospheric phenomena accompanying this disappearance. 3. (Astronomy) Also called: sundown the time at which the sun sets at a particular locality. 4. the final stage or closing period, as of a person's life.
Definitions of sunset. noun. the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon. synonyms: sundown. see more. noun. atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun. see more. noun. the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon. see more. adjective. providing for termination.
