HyperDic: parhelion

English > 1 sense of the word parhelion:
NOUNphenomenonparhelion, mock sun, sundoga bright spot on the parhelic circle
English > parhelion: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningA bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals.
Synonymsmock sun, sundog
Broaderspot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculationA small contrasting part of something
Spanishparhelia, parhelio, sundog
Catalanparheli, sundog
Adjectivesparhelic, parheliacalrelating to or resembling a parhelion

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