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heliacal

/hɪˈlaɪ.ə.kəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
he-li-a-cal
IPA
/hɪˈlaɪ.ə.kəl/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Sun, especially rising and setting with the sun.

adj

Of or relating to the rising of a star when it first becomes visible just before sunrise in the eastern sky, having previously been made invisible by sunlight, or the analogous situation of its setting just after sunset.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡλιακός (hēliakós, “of the sun”) + -al. Appears in English first in the 16th century.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /hɪˈlaɪ.ə.kəl/

Derived Forms

heliacally

Synonyms

heliac

Questions

How do you pronounce heliacal?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɪˈlaɪ.ə.kəl/.
What does heliacal mean?
Of or relating to the Sun, especially rising and setting with the sun.
Where does heliacal come from?
From Ancient Greek ἡλιακός (hēliakós, “of the sun”) + -al. Appears in English first in the 16th century.

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