parhelion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pɑɹˈhi.li.ən/ (General-American)
- /pɑːˈhiː.lɪ.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Latin parelion, from Ancient Greek παρήλιον (parḗlion), from παρά (pará) + ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).
Meanings
- Synonym of sun dog (“a bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on the parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals”).
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An image or reflection.
The short (166 lines) Canto One, with all those amusing birds and parhelia, occupies thirteen cards.
1962, Charles Kinbote [pseudonym; Vladimir Nabokov], Pale Fire, New York, N.Y.: Berkley Books, published November 1985, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| parhelia | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| parhelions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
mock moon · paraselene · moon dog
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Translations (21)
sl parhelij (synonym of sun dog (cognates) — see also sun dog) · ru парге́лий (synonym of sun dog (cognates) — see also sun dog) · pl parhelion (synonym of sun dog (cognates) — see also sun dog) · pt parélio (synonym of sun dog (cognates) — see also sun dog) · uk паргелій (synonym of sun dog (cognates) — see also sun dog) · es parhelio (synonym of sun dog (cognates) — see also sun dog) · hy պարհելիում (synonym of sun dog (cognates) — see also sun dog) · bg пархелий (synonym of sun dog (cognates) — see also sun dog) · af parhelium (synonym of sun dog (cognates) — see also sun dog) · cs parhelium (synonym of sun dog (cognates) — see also sun dog) · eu parelio (synonym of sun dog (cognates) — see also sun dog) · cy parhelion (synonym of sun dog (cognates) — see also sun dog) · id parhelion (synonym of sun dog (cognates) — see also sun dog) · it parelio (synonym of sun dog (cognates) — see also sun dog) · et parheelia (synonym of sun dog (cognates) — see also sun dog) · lb parhelion (synonym of sun dog (cognates) — see also sun dog) · fr parhélie (synonym of sun dog (cognates) — see also sun dog) · nl parhelium (synonym of sun dog (cognates) — see also sun dog) · la parhēlium (synonym of sun dog (cognates) — see also sun dog) · ca parheli (synonym of sun dog (cognates) — see also sun dog) · hu parhelion (synonym of sun dog (cognates) — see also sun dog)