- parhelic
- adjective see parhelion
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
parhelic
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parhelic — PARHÉLIC, Ă, parhelici, ce, adj. Care ţine de parhelie, referitor la parhelie. Cerc parhelic. – Din fr. parhélique. Trimis de valeriu, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 parhélic adj. m., pl. parhélici; f. sg. parhélică … Dicționar Român
Parhelic — Par*he lic, a. Of or pertaining to parhelia. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parhelic — [pärhi lī′ə kəlpär hē′lik, pärhel′ik] adj. of or like a parhelion or parhelia: also parheliacal [pärhi lī′ə kəl] * * * See parhelion. * * * … Universalium
parhelic — [pärhi lī′ə kəlpär hē′lik, pärhel′ik] adj. of or like a parhelion or parhelia: also parheliacal [pärhi lī′ə kəl] … English World dictionary
parhelic — adjective relating to or resembling a parhelion • Syn: ↑parheliacal • Pertains to noun: ↑parhelion (for: ↑parheliacal), ↑parhelion • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
parhelic circle — n. a bright circular halo that appears to intersect the sun in a plane parallel to the horizon: also parhelic ring … English World dictionary
Parhelic circle — A parhelic circle is a halo, an optical phenomenon appearing as a horizontal white line on the same altitude as the sun, or occasionally the Moon. If complete, it stretches all around the sky, but more commonly it only appears in sections.cite… … Wikipedia
parhelic circle — noun a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere • Syn: ↑solar halo, ↑parhelic ring • Hypernyms: ↑halo * * * noun or parhelic ring : a lumi … Useful english dictionary
parhelic ring — noun a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere • Syn: ↑solar halo, ↑parhelic circle • Hypernyms: ↑halo * * * noun see parhelic circle * * * … Useful english dictionary
parhelic circle — noun Date: 1890 a luminous circle or halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun called also parhelic ring … New Collegiate Dictionary
parhelic ring — noun see parhelic circle … New Collegiate Dictionary
