anthelion

[ ant-hee-lee-uhn, an-thee- ]

/ æntˈhi li ən, ænˈθi- /

noun, plural ant·he·li·a [ant-hee-lee-uh, an-thee-]. /æntˈhi li ə, ænˈθi-/.

a luminous, white spot occasionally appearing at the sun's elevation but in the opposite part of the sky.

Origin of anthelion

1660–70; <Late Greek anthḗlion, neuter of anthḗlios opposite the sun, equivalent to ant-ant- + hḗli(os) the sun + -os adj. suffix

Words nearby anthelion

antevert, anth-, Anthea, Antheil, anthelic arc, anthelion, anthelix, anthelmintic, anthem, anthema, anthemion

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British Dictionary definitions for anthelion

anthelion

/ (æntˈhiːlɪən, ænˈθiː-) /

noun plural -lia (-lɪə)

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

Word Origin for anthelion

C17: from Late Greek, from anthēlios opposite the sun, from ante- + hēlios sun

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Scientific definitions for anthelion

anthelion

[ ănt-hē′lē-ən, ăn-thē′- ]

Plural anthelia

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.

单词	anthelion
释义	anthelion [ ant-hee-lee-uhn, an-thee- ] / æntˈhi li ən, ænˈθi- / noun, plural ant·he·li·a [ant-hee-lee-uh, an-thee-]. /æntˈhi li ə, ænˈθi-/. a luminous, white spot occasionally appearing at the sun's elevation but in the opposite part of the sky. Origin of anthelion 1660–70; <Late Greek anthḗlion, neuter of anthḗlios opposite the sun, equivalent to ant-ant- + hḗli(os) the sun + -os adj. suffix Words nearby anthelion antevert, anth-, Anthea, Antheil, anthelic arc, anthelion, anthelix, anthelmintic, anthem, anthema, anthemion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for anthelion anthelion / (æntˈhiːlɪən, ænˈθiː-) / noun plural -lia (-lɪə) 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 Word Origin for anthelion C17: from Late Greek, from anthēlios opposite the sun, from ante- + hēlios sun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for anthelion anthelion [ ănt-hē′lē-ən, ăn-thē′- ] Plural anthelia 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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