HELIACAL


Meaning of HELIACAL in English

— heliacally , adv.

/hi luy"euh keuhl/ , adj. Astron.

pertaining to or occurring near the sun, esp. applied to such risings and settings of a star as are most nearly coincident with those of the sun while yet visible.

Also, heliac /hee"lee ak'/ .

[ 1600-10; heliac ( us ) ( heliakós; see HELI- 1 , -AC) + -AL 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .