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Parheliacal

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Adjective

1. parheliacal, parhelic

relating to or resembling a parhelion

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Parheliacal

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noun plural -lia (-lɪə)
one of several bright spots on the parhelic circle or solar halo, caused by the diffraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere, esp around sunset
. Also called: mock sun, sundog Compare anthelion

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Parheliacal

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nounWord forms: plural parˈhelia (pɑrˈhiliə ; pärhēˈlēə; pɑrˈhiljə ; pärhēlˈyə)
a bright, sunlike optical illusion caused by sunlight passing through ice crystals in the upper atmosphere; sundog

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