solar halo
solar halo · solar halos
A ring of light that appears around the sun, caused by sunlight passing through ice…A ring of light that appears around the sun, caused by sunlight passing through ice crystals in the atmosphere.
Meaning
1 sensesA ring of light that appears around the sun, caused by sunlight passing through ice crystals in the atmosphere.
a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere
Forms
plural: solar halos| Singular | solar halo |
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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:parhelic circleparhelic ring