HELIACAL


Meaning of HELIACAL in English

adj. Astron. relating to or near the sun. heliacal rising (or setting) the first rising (or setting) of a star after (or before) a period of invisibility due to conjunction with the sun.

[ LL heliacus f. Gk heliakos f. helios sun ]

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