parhelion

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Etymology

From Latin parelion, from Ancient Greek παρήλιον (parḗlion), from παρά (pará) + ἥλιος (hḗlios, sun).

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parhelion (plural parhelia or parhelions)

  1. Synonym of sun dog (a bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on the parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals).
  2. An image or reflection.

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