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单词 heliacal
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heliacal

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he·li·a·cal

H0129800 (hĭ-lī′ə-kəl)adj. Of or relating to the sun, especially rising and setting with the sun.
[From Late Latin hēliacus, from Greek hēliakos, from hēlios, sun; see sāwel- in Indo-European roots.]
he·li′a·cal·ly adv.

he•li•a•cal

(hɪˈlaɪ ə kəl)

adj. pertaining to or occurring near the sun, esp. applied to such risings and settings of a star as most nearly coincide with sunrise or sunset. [1600–10; < Late Latin hēliac(us) (< Greek hēliakós; see helio-, -ac) + -al1] he•li′a•cal•ly, adv.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.heliacal - pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun; "the heliacal rising of the Dog Star"; "the heliacal or Sothic year is determined by the heliacal rising of Sothis (the Egyptian name for the Dog Star)"heliac

Heliacal

enUK

Heliacal

(religion, spiritualism, and occult)

Heliacal means associated with the Sun (from the Greek helios, meaning “sun”). The heliacal rising of a star is its first appearance following a period of invisibility due to its conjunction with the Sun. Similarly, the heliacal setting of a star refers to its last appearance before entering into a conjunction with the Sun.

heliacal

enUK
Related to heliacal: Heliacal setting
  • adj

Synonyms for heliacal

adj pertaining to or near the sun

Synonyms

  • heliac
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