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heliacal

/hi-lahy-uh-kuhl/US // hɪˈlaɪ ə kəl //

氦气,氦素,氦气管,氦气的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Astronomy.

    • : pertaining to or occurring near the sun, especially applied to such risings and settings of a star as are most nearly coincident with those of the sun while yet visible.

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Examples

  • Implying hereby the Heliacal ascent and Cosmical descent of those stars.

  • This period, measured thus by the heliacal rising of Sothis, is spoken of as the Sothic cycle.

  • The heliacal rising of a constellation is when it comes from under the rays of the sun, and begins to appear before daylight.

  • I do not see how the heliacal rising of Sirius in any one year could help them to determine its length.

  • They also possessed lists of the fixed stars, and drew up tables of the times of their heliacal risings.