Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Same as parheliacal.
Wiktionary
- adj. of or pertaining to parhelia
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of or pertaining to parhelia.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. relating to or resembling a parhelion
Examples
“The large halo that surrounds the sky is the parhelic circle with 120 degree parhelion little sun dogs I think.”
“The sundog, the parhelic circle and the 120 degree parhelion: and the 120 degree parhelion shining brightly.”
“- a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once", sunspot - a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘parhelic’.
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Adjectival Arcana
A roster of adjectives that infrequently surface in typical conversation and writing. Many are dredged from scientific or other technical jargon or sieved from examples of disused archaic forms.
unitegmic, acaulescent, reticuloendothelial, ingressive, uniate, acanthopterygian, ossific, epiphysial, perivisceral, acœlomatous, cestoid, acælomate and 7756 more...
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noele's list
vertiginous, verdant, mellifluous, serpentine, verdigris, traject, amaranthine, luminous, phosphorescent, temerous, cerulean, shapeshifter and 531 more...
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VanishedOne's Words
facipulator, fetiphobia, gules, boustrophedon, reverse boustroph..., unreal, ensiform, xiphoid, romhack, heritage, floccinaucinihili..., johnian and 1004 more...
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vanishedone Environmental Graffiti: 'The parhelic circle appears like a white band circling the sky and always at the same height above the horizon as the sun. Usually only fragments are seen, extending from ‘sundogs’ in the directions away from the sun.' Jul 23, 2008