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Anthelion

Ant-hel′ion

(?; 277, 106)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Anthelia
.
[Pref.
anti
+ Gr. [GREEK] sun.]
(Meteor.)
A halo opposite the sun, consisting of a colored ring or rings around the shadow of the spectator’s own head, as projected on a cloud or on an opposite fog bank.

Definition 2024


anthelion

anthelion

English

Noun

anthelion (plural anthelia)

  1. A faint, white halo rarely seen in the sky opposite the sun on the parhelic circle