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Synonyms for parhelion

  • noun

Most common

sun dog mock sun

All synonyms

Noun

1. Mock sun — synonym of sun dog (“a bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on the parhelic circle on both sides of the…

mock sun, sun dog

Definitions

  1. n. 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”).

Related words

Word family
parhelic
Other spellings
parahelion parhelium

Forms

Plural
parhelions

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
parhelionrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.