parhelion

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɑːˈhiːlɪən/

Etymology

From Latin parelion, from Ancient Greek παρήλιον, from παρά + ἥλιος (“sun”).

Noun

parhelion (plural parhelia or parhelions)

1. A bright spot in the sky due to the refraction of the sun’s image by ice crystals.
2. a reflection or image
   • 1962, Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire

     The short (166 lines) Canto One, with all those amusing birds and parhelia, occupies thirteen cards.

Synonyms

• sun dog

Derived terms

• parhelic

Translations

bright spot in the sky due to refraction of the sun by ice crystals

Dutch: parhelium (nl) n., bijzon (nl) f. French: parhélie (fr) German: Nebensonne

Persian: خورشید کاذب (fa), خورشید مجازی (fa), عکس خورشید (fa), پیراخورشید (fa) Russian: парге́лий (ru) (pargélij) m., ло́жное со́лнце (ru) (lóžnoje sólnce) n. Spanish: parhelio