parhelion
/pahr-hee-lee-uhn, -heel-yuhn/US // pɑrˈhi li ən, -ˈhil yən //UK // (pɑːˈhiːlɪən) //
准星,旁观者,旁观者清,旁白
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural par·he·li·a [pahr-hee-lee-uh, -heel-yuh]. /pɑrˈhi li ə, -ˈhil yə/. Meteorology.
- : a bright circular spot on a solar halo; a mock sun: usually one of two or more such spots seen on opposite sides of the sun, and often accompanied by additional luminous arcs and bands.
Examples
In that year a parhelion appeared undistinguishable by the naked eye from the real sun.
I do not always know him in these cases as my own parhelion.
The dictionaries and cyclopedias of our careful publishers call the appearance of two or more suns (or moons) a Parhelion.
On the 16th March the same parhelion appeared, and was seen from three different places more than fifty leagues apart.
The same parhelion was seen on the island of Manitou in Lake Huron, and accompanied by a very remarkable appearance.
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