Defenition of the word parhelion

• Defenition of the word parhelion

  • Optical phenomenon associated with the refraction of sunlight by ice crystals which appears at a position of circa 22В° to the left and/or right of the sun.
  • a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals
  • a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once"

Synonyms for the word parhelion

• • mock sun
  • sundog

Hypernyms for the word parhelion

• • dapple
  • fleck
  • maculation
  • patch
  • place
  • speckle
  • spot
  • topographic point

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