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anthelion

anthelion noun: a faint, white halo rarely seen in the sky opposite the sun on the parhelic circle.

Noun

anthelion (plural anthelions or anthelia)

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

anthelion meaning in Tamil

anthelion in Tamil

சூரிய மேலுச்சி ஒளிப்புள்ளி, ஒண்ணிற முகில் வளையம்

Forms of anthelion

pluralanthelions
pluralanthelia

Origin of anthelion

From Ancient Greek ἀνθήλιον (anthḗlion); see anti-, helio-.

Words formed from anthelion

Words that rhyme with anthelion

Questions about anthelion

What does anthelion mean?
Anthelion means a faint, white halo rarely seen in the sky opposite the sun on the parhelic circle.
What is anthelion in Tamil?
Anthelion in Tamil is சூரிய மேலுச்சி ஒளிப்புள்ளி, ஒண்ணிற முகில் வளையம். See Anthelion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is anthelion?
Anthelion is a noun.
What is the plural of anthelion?
The plural of anthelion is anthelions.

Words near anthelion in the dictionary

  1. anthelae
  2. anthelia
  3. anthelices
  4. anthelid
  5. anthelids
  6. anthelion
  7. anthelions
  8. anthelix
  9. anthelixes
  10. anthelmint
  11. anthelminthic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: anthelion (page history and authors); anthelion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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