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parhelion
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PARHELION
n.[Gr. near, and the sun. ] A mock sun or meteor, appearing in the form of a bright light near the sun; sometimes tinged with colors like the rainbow, with a luminous train.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PARHELION
Par *hel "ion, n.; pl. Parhelia. Etym: [L. parelion, Gr.
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
parhelion
par he li on |pärˈhēlēən, -ˈhēlyən pɑrˈhiliən | ▶noun ( pl. parhelia |-ˈhēlēə | ) a bright spot in the sky appearing on either side of the sun, formed by refraction of sunlight through ice crystals high in the earth's atmosphere. Also called sun dog. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin parelion, from Greek para- ‘beside ’ + hēlios ‘sun. ’
Oxford Dictionary
parhelion
parhelion |pɑːˈhiːlɪən | ▶noun ( pl. parhelia |-lɪə | ) a bright spot in the sky appearing on either side of the sun, formed by refraction of sunlight through ice crystals high in the atmosphere. Also called mock sun, sun dog. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin parelion, from Greek para- ‘beside ’ + hēlios ‘sun ’.
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