| 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 anthelion1660–70; <Late Greek anthḗlion, neuter of anthḗlios opposite the sun, equivalent to ant-ant- + hḗli(os) the sun + -os adj. suffix Words nearby anthelionantevert, 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 anthelionanthelion / (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 anthelionC17: 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 anthelionanthelion [ ănt-hē′lē-ən, ăn-thē′- ] Plural antheliaA 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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