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parhelion


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Parhelion  \Par*hel"ion\,  n.;  pl  {Parhelia}.  [L.  parelion,  Gr 
  ?,  ?;  ?  beside  +  ?  the  sun.] 
  A  mock  sun  appearing  in  the  form  of  a  bright  light,  sometimes 
  near  the  sun,  and  tinged  with  colors  like  the  rainbow,  and 
  sometimes  opposite  to  the  sun.  The  latter  is  usually  called 
  an  anthelion.  Often  several  mock  suns  appear  at  the  same 
  time.  Cf  {Paraselene}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  parhelion 
  n  :  a  bright  spot  on  the  parhelic  circle;  caused  by  diffraction 
  by  ice  crystals  [syn:  {mock  sun},  {sundog}] 




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