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paranthelion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
paran-the-lion
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A diffuse whitish image of the Sun, having the same altitude, at an angular distance of about 120° due to reflection from atmospheric ice-prisms.

Etymology

From para- + anthelion.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

paranthelia (plural)

Rhymes With

abelian perihelion aphelion parhelion anthelion mycelian

Questions

What does paranthelion mean?
A diffuse whitish image of the Sun, having the same altitude, at an angular distance of about 120° due to reflection from atmospheric ice-prisms.
Where does paranthelion come from?
From para- + anthelion.

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