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Meaning of parhelion | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/pɑːˈhiː.lɪ.ən/

Definitions

  1. 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”).
  2. An image or reflection.

Equivalents

Español parhelio
Français parhélie
Italiano parelio
Nederlands parhelium
Polski parhelion
Português parélio
Русский парге́лий

Examples

“The short (166 lines) Canto One, with all those amusing birds and parhelia, occupies thirteen cards.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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