adj.
Pronunciation: hi- ' l ī - ə -k ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin heliacus, from Greek h ē liakos, from h ē lios
Date: 1545
: relating to or near the sun ― used especially of the last setting of a star before and its first rising after invisibility due to conjunction with the sun
– he · li · a · cal · ly \ -k( ə -)l ē \ adverb