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PARHELIC CIRCLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere
Synonyms:
parhelic circle; parhelic ring; solar halo
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("parhelic circle" is a kind of...):
halo (a circle of light around the sun or moon)
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