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paranthelion

paranthelion noun: a diffuse whitish image of the Sun, having the same altitude, at an angular distance of about 120° due to reflection from atmospheric ice-prisms.

Noun

paranthelion (plural paranthelia)

  1. A diffuse whitish image of the Sun, having the same altitude, at an angular distance of about 120° due to reflection from atmospheric ice-prisms.

Forms of paranthelion

pluralparanthelia

Origin of paranthelion

From para- + anthelion.

Words that rhyme with paranthelion

Questions about paranthelion

What does paranthelion mean?
Paranthelion means a diffuse whitish image of the Sun, having the same altitude, at an angular distance of about 120° due to reflection from atmospheric ice-prisms.
What part of speech is paranthelion?
Paranthelion is a noun.
What is the plural of paranthelion?
The plural of paranthelion is paranthelia.

Words near paranthelion in the dictionary

  1. paranotum
  2. paranoïa
  3. parantha
  4. paranthas
  5. paranthelia
  6. paranthelion
  7. paranthesis
  8. paranthracene
  9. paranthropine
  10. paranthropines
  11. paranuchal

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