helio

¹

[ hee-lee-oh ]

noun

, Informal.

, plural he·li·os.

1. a heliogram.
2. a heliograph.

helio-

²

1. a combining form meaning “sun,” used in the formation of compound words:

   heliolatry.

helio-

combining_form

1. indicating the sun

   heliocentric

   heliolithic

Word History and Origins

Origin of helio¹

By shortening

Origin of helio²

< Greek, combining form of hḗlios sun

Word History and Origins

Origin of helio¹

from Greek, from hēlios sun

Example Sentences

BREAKOUT MOMENT: Shaking her hips—Elvis be damned—during a too-hot-for-prime time samba with partner Helio Castroneves in 2007.

From The Daily Beast

The helio was veiled in cloud, and there were no sounds of war.

From Project Gutenberg

But this deep-set theoretic notion had to give way, and the helio-centric theory may, in its turn, have to give way also.

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The helio was slanting downward, and was now less than five miles distant from the fast vanishing bus.

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On Mason's order the government chauffeur swiftly heeled the helio about.

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Thought images as well as words, Kriijorl had explained during their flight so long ago in the helio.

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