PARHELION


Meaning of PARHELION in English

n. (pl. parhelia) a bright spot on the solar halo. Also called mock sun, sun-dog. parheliacal adj. parhelic adj.

[ L parelion f. Gk (as PARA-(1), helios sun) ]

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