Definition of Parhelic

1. Adjective. Relating to or resembling a parhelion.

Exact synonyms: Parheliacal
Partainyms: Parhelion, Parhelion
Derivative terms: Parhelion

Definition of Parhelic

1. a. Of or pertaining to parhelia.

Definition of Parhelic

1. Adjective. of or pertaining to parhelia ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Parhelic

1. pertaining to parhelia [adj] - See also: parhelia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parhelic

pargeting
pargetings
pargetry
pargets
pargetted
pargetting
parging
pargings
pargo
pargos
pargyline
pargyline hydrochloride
pargylines
parhelia
parheliacal
parhelic (current term)
parhelic circle
parhelic ring
parhelion
parhelions
parhelium
pari-
pari-mutuel machine
pariah
pariah dog
pariahlike
pariahs
parial
parials

Literary usage of Parhelic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Geometrical Optics by Robert Samuel Heath (1887)
"... the minimum deviation for such rays is equal to 22°, so that the parhelia are not only on the parhelic circle but on the halo of 22°. ..."

2. A Treatise on Meteorology: With a Collection of Meteorological Tables by Elias Loomis (1868)
"Near those points where halos cut the parhelic circle there is a double ... One is commonly seen near each of the points where the parhelic circle cuts the ..."

3. A Treatise on Meteorology: With a Collection of Meteorological Tables by Elias Loomis (1872)
"Parhelia,—Near those points where halos cut the parhelic circle there is a double ... One is commonly seen near each of the points where the parhelic circle ..."

4. A Treatise on Geometrical Optics by Robert Samuel Heath (1887)
"The reflexion of light on the prisms of ice placed in all directions with their reflecting faces vertical causes the parhelic circle. ..."

5. Physics of the Air by William Jackson Humphreys (1920)
"parhelic Circle.—Very occasionally, a white circle, perhaps faint and tending to be diffuse, passes through the sun parallel to the horizon and, therefore, ..."

6. Elements of Natural Philosophy: For the Use of Schools and Academies by Joseph Anthony Gillet, William James Rolfe (1881)
"parhelic Circle.—When a halo is formed around the sun we often notice a "white ... This is called a parhelic circle. It never exhibits prismatic colors like ..."

7. Dictionary of Aviation by Robert Morris Pierce (1911)
"... spots sometimes seen at lhe intersection of the lunar halos with the parhelic circle; ... same meaning as parhelic circle, see under parhelic. parhelic ..."

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