Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
parheliacal .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to parhelia.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of or pertaining to
parhelia
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to or resembling a parhelion
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Examples
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The large halo that surrounds the sky is the parhelic circle with 120 degree parhelion little sun dogs I think.
Gizmodo Jesus Diaz 2011
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The sundog, the parhelic circle and the 120 degree parhelion: and the 120 degree parhelion shining brightly.
Jonstraveladventures 2008
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- 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
Word of the Day 2009
vanishedone commented on the word parhelic
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.'
July 24, 2008