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Parhelic circle Moderate

Parhelic circle has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere

2

A luminous halo, each side of the sun parallel to the horizon, caused by refraction of sunlight through ice crystals.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
halo
Rhyming Words
cle icle secle macle cycle sicle socle uncle zocle circle sarcle boucle surcle guncle mascle oracle acicle icicle nuncle muscle
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