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parhelion

/pɑɹˈhi.li.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
par-hel-i-on
IPA
/pɑɹˈhi.li.ən/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of sun dog (“a bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on the parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals”).

noun

An image or reflection.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin parelion, from Ancient Greek παρήλιον (parḗlion), from παρά (pará) + ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɑɹˈhi.li.ən/
  • British English: /pɑːˈhiː.lɪ.ən/

Inflected Forms

parhelia (plural) parhelions (plural)

Derived Forms

parhelic

Phrases

22° halo

Frequently Paired Words

22° halo mock moon moon dog paraselene

Synonyms

mock sun sun dog sundog

Rhymes With

abelian perihelion aphelion anthelion mycelian paranthelion

Questions

How do you pronounce parhelion?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɑɹˈhi.li.ən/.
What does parhelion mean?
Synonym of sun dog (“a bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on the parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals”).
Where does parhelion come from?
From Latin parelion, from Ancient Greek παρήλιον (parḗlion), from παρά (pará) + ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).

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