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paraselene

American  
[par-uh-si-lee-nee] / ˌpær ə sɪˈli ni /

noun

Meteorology.

plural

paraselenae

  1. a bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo; a mock moon.

paraselene British  
/ ˌpærəsɪˈliːnɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: mock moon.  meteorol a bright image of the moon on a lunar halo Compare parhelion

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Other Word Forms

  • paraselenic adjective

Etymology

Origin of paraselene

First recorded in 1645–55; from New Latin, equivalent to para- para- 1 + Greek selḗnē “the moon”

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