parhelion
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Etymology[edit]
From Latin parelion, from Ancient Greek παρήλιον (parḗlion), from παρά (pará) + ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /pɑːˈhiːlɪən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun[edit]
parhelion (plural parhelia or parhelions)
- A bright spot in the sky due to the refraction of the sun’s image by ice crystals.
- A reflection or image.
- 1962, Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire:
- The short (166 lines) Canto One, with all those amusing birds and parhelia, occupies thirteen cards.
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Translations[edit]
bright spot in the sky due to refraction of the sun by ice crystals — see sun dog
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