heliacal
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of heliacal
1600–10; < Late Latin hēliac ( us ) (< Greek hēliakós; see heli- 1, -ac) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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The Muhammadan month begins with the heliacal rising of the moon, and this may have taken place on the 24th or 25th evening.
From A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India by Robert Sewell
In Egypt, another reason was, that then the Nile began to overflow, at the heliacal rising of Sirius.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike
We recognize to-day this "heliacal rising" of the stars.
From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by E. Walter (Edward Walter) Maunder
The heliacal rising of Orion is at present computed to be about the 6th of July; and about that time it is that he either causes or presages tempests on the seas.
From Discourses on Satire and on Epic Poetry by John Dryden
And the heliacal risings of Jupiter, as also, indeed, those of the other planets, are shown in almanacs for astrological purposes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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