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Noun: parhelion (parhelia)  paa(r)'hee-lee-un
  1. A bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals
    "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once";
    - mock sun, sundog

Derived forms: parhelia

Type of: dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot

Encyclopedia: Parhelion

Nearest

parfocal
parge
parget
pargeting
pargetry
pargetting
parheliacal
parhelic
parhelic circle
parhelic ring
parhelion
pari passu
pariah
pariah dog
Paridae
paries
parietal
parietal bone
parietal cortex
parietal gyrus
parietal lobe