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anthelion
[ ant-hee-lee-uhn, an-thee- ]
noun
- a luminous, white spot occasionally appearing at the sun's elevation but in the opposite part of the sky.
anthelion
/ 忙n藞胃i藧-; 忙nt藞hi藧l瑟蓹n /
noun
- a faint halo sometimes seen in polar or high altitude regions around the shadow of an object cast onto a thick cloud bank or fog
- a white spot occasionally appearing on the parhelic circle at the same height as and opposite to the sun
anthelion
- A bright white or colored spot appearing at times in the sky opposite the Sun. White anthelia are believed to form from light that is reflected off atmospheric ice crystals; colored anthelia are believed to form from light that is refracted by atmospheric ice crystals.
- Compare parhelion
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of anthelion1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of anthelion1
Example Sentences
Parhelion, par-h膿鈥瞝i-un, n. a bright light caused by refraction of light through ice crystals floating in the air, sometimes seen near the sun, and sometimes opposite to the sun, when it is called anthelion:鈥攑l.
Anthelion, ant-h膿l鈥瞴un, n. a luminous coloured ring observed by a spectator on a cloud or fog-bank over against the sun:鈥攑l.
Associated words:: heliography, heliometry, solar, solstice, solarize, anthelion, parhelion, halo, heliocentric, actinometer, actinometry, heliacal, heliograph, equinox, astronomy, astronomer, photosphere, helioscope, heliostat, paranthelion, macul忙, Hyperion. sun bath. insolation. sunburnt, a. tanned, blowzy, bronzed.
What of the silhouette or the anthelion of the Scandinavian Alps, and the aerial cities so often seen by explorers and travelers?
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