parhelion

parhelion is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A mock sun appearing in the form of a bright light, sometimes near the sun, and tinged with colors like the rainbow, and sometimes opposite to the sun. The latter is usually called an anthelion. Often several mock suns appear at the same time. Cf. Paraselene. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A mock sun appearing in the form of a bright light, sometimes near the sun, and tinged with colors like the rainbow, and sometimes opposite to the sun. The latter is usually called an anthelion. Often several mock suns appear at the same time. Cf. Paraselene.
2. noun. a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals

   "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once"

   Synonyms: sundog

Synonyms

sundog

Common word forms

parhelions

Words from these letters

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