parhelic circle
parhelic circle · parhelic circles
A luminous halo, each side of the sun parallel to the horizon, caused by refraction of…A luminous halo, each side of the sun parallel to the horizon, caused by refraction of sunlight through ice crystals.
Meaning
1 sensesA luminous halo, each side of the sun parallel to the horizon, caused by refraction of sunlight through ice crystals.
a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere
Forms
plural: parhelic circles| Singular | parhelic circle |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere:solar haloparhelic ring
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsun dog