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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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noun. uk / ˈsʌn.set / us / ˈsʌn.set / Add to word list. B1 [ U ] the time in the evening when you last see the sun in the sky: The fishermen set out at sunset for a night's fishing. B1 [ C ] the appearance of the sky in the evening before the sun goes down: We sat on the beach watching a spectacular sunset. Vicente Soler/EyeEm/GettyImages.
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.
The meaning of SUNSET is the apparent descent of the sun below the horizon; also : the accompanying atmospheric effects. How to use sunset in a sentence.
Sunset definition: the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.. See examples of SUNSET used in a sentence.
A sunset is the colours and light that you see in the western part of the sky when the sun disappears in the evening.
Definition of sunset noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. The event or time of the disappearance of the upper circumferential edge of the sun as it sets below the horizon. 2. The sky as the sun sets: a rosy sunset. 3. A decline or final phase: the sunset of an empire. 4.
SUNSET definition: the time when the sun disappears in the evening and the sky becomes dark. Learn more.
SUNSET meaning: 1 : the time when the sun goes below the horizon in the evening; 2 : the colors that are in the sky when the sun slowly goes below the horizon.
sunset meaning, definition, what is sunset: the time of day when the sun disappears ...: Learn more.
