parhelic circle

par·he·lic circle

P0071000 (pär-hē′lĭk)n. A luminous halo visible at the height of the sun and parallel to the horizon, caused by the sun's rays reflecting off atmospheric ice crystals. Also called parhelic ring.

parhelic circle

n (Physical Geography) meteorol a luminous band at the same altitude as the sun, parallel to the horizon, caused by reflection of the sun's rays by ice crystals in the atmosphere

Thesaurus

Noun

parhelic circle - a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphereparhelic ring, solar halohalo - a circle of light around the sun or moon

Parhelic Circle

parhelic circle

[pär′hē·lik] (astronomy) A halo consisting of a faint white circle passing through the sun and running parallel to the horizon for as much as 360° of azimuth. Also known as mock sun ring.

Parhelic Circle

a narrow white band appearing in the sky during the day and running parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun. In rare instances, an entire circle is visible; most often only the sections beginning at the parhelia and appearing as extensions or tails of the parhelia can be seen. A type of halo, the parhelic circle is caused by the reflection of solar rays from ice crystals.

parhelic circle

noun

Synonyms for parhelic circle

noun a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun

Synonyms

parhelic ring
solar halo

Related Words

halo

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