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parhelic circles

parhelic circles is the plural of parhelic circle.

Meaning of parhelic circle

Noun

parhelic circle (plural parhelic circles)

  1. A luminous halo, each side of the sun parallel to the horizon, caused by refraction of sunlight through ice crystals.

Questions about parhelic circles

What is parhelic circles the plural of?
Parhelic circles is the plural of parhelic circle.

Words near parhelic circles in the dictionary

  1. Parhams
  2. parhelia
  3. parheliacal
  4. parhelic
  5. parhelic circle
  6. parhelic circles
  7. parhelion
  8. parhelions
  9. parhelium
  10. parholaspidid
  11. parholaspidids

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