Light or brightness that opposes or counteracts another source of light, or shining in response to another light.
From counter- + shine (from Old English scinan, to shine). A rare term combining the concept of opposing light sources.
Countershine might describe why some creatures have bioluminescent bellies—they shine upward to counteract their shadow against the moonlit surface above them.
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