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单词 paraselene
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paraselene

[ par-uh-si-lee-nee ]
/ ˌpær ə sɪˈli ni /

noun, plural par·a·se·le·nae [par-uh-si-lee-nee]. /ˌpær ə sɪˈli ni/. Meteorology.

a bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo; a mock moon.
Also called moondog.
Compare parhelion.

Origin of paraselene

1645–55; <New Latin, equivalent to para-para-1 + Greek selḗnē the moon

OTHER WORDS FROM paraselene

par·a·se·le·nic [par-uh-si-lee-nik, -len-ik], /ˌpær ə sɪˈli nɪk, -ˈlɛn ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby paraselene

parasailing, parasang, parascending, parascenium, parascience, paraselene, parasensory, parasexual reproduction, Parashah, Parashurama, parasinoidal
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British Dictionary definitions for paraselene

paraselene
/ (ˌpærəsɪˈliːnɪ) /

noun plural -nae (-niː)

meteorol a bright image of the moon on a lunar haloAlso called: mock moon Compare parhelion

Derived forms of paraselene

paraselenic, adjective

Word Origin for paraselene

C17: New Latin, from para- 1 + Greek selēnē moon
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