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Parhelic

Part of speech: adjective, noun

Definition

Adjective: relating to or characterized by parhelia; appearing near the sun and at the same elevation.

Noun: a parhelion.

Examples

Adjective:

1. The parhelic display on that winter morning was truly mesmerizing.
2. As the sun rose, a stunning parhelic circle formed around it.

Noun:

1. According to weather experts, the parhelic is caused by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere.
2. I saw two parhelics appearing on both sides of the sun.

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