Thesaurus: sunset

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1. n. Alt. of Sunsetting
2. adj. of a declining industry or technology
3. adj. providing for termination
4. n. the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
5. n. atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
6. n. the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
7. 1. The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time when the sun sets; evening. Also used figuratively. 'T is the sunset of life gives me mystical lore. Campbell. 2. Hence, the region where the sun sets; the west. Sunset shell (Zoöl.), a West Indian marine bivalve (Tellina radiata) having a smooth shell marked with radiating bands of varied colors resembling those seen at sunset or before sunrise; -- called also rising sun.
8. n:100 n. the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon n. atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun n. the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon s. of a declining industry or technology