Parhelion Moderate

Parhelion has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals

"two or more parhelia are usually seen at once"

parhelion mock sun sundog

A bright spot in the sky due to the refraction of the sun’s image by ice crystals.

See Also

parhelions parhelia refraction haloscope parelius parhelic sky image

Related Terms

parhelions parhelia refraction haloscope parelius parhelic sky image sun reflection parheliacal parselene mock sun

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

spot

Rhyming Words

ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion

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