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MOCK SUN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals
Example:
two or more parhelia are usually seen at once
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("mock sun" is a kind of...):
dapple; fleck; maculation; patch; speckle; spot (a small contrasting part of something)
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