heliac (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *heliac*:
ADJECTIVE	pert	heliac, heliacal	pertaining to or near the sun

English > *heliac*: 1 sense > adjective 1, pert
Meaning	pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun.
Examples	"the heliacal rising of the Dog Star" "the heliacal or Sothic year is determined by the heliacal rising of Sothis (the Egyptian name for the Dog Star)"
Synonym	heliacal
Nouns	sun	the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

HyperDic: heliac