parhelion
noun
a bright circular spot on a solar halo; a mock sun: usually one of two or more such spots seen on opposite sides of the sun, and often accompanied by additional luminous arcs and bands.
parhelia
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pluralof parhelion.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Also visible were a range of other effects, including parhelia - or sun dogs - which appear as bright patches either side of the sun.
From BBC ● May 29, 2023
This, on some rare occasions, is a feature of the phenomenon of parhelia.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887 by Various
The day was calm, cloudy and misty in the forenoon and clearer in the afternoon, when we observed well-defined parhelia.
From South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
Not only did the sun smile upon the scene, but two mock suns or parhelia, almost as bright as himself, shone on either side of him.
From Ungava by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
For a few words of this class, however, there are double plurals in use; as, automata or atomatons, criteria or criterions, parhelia or parhelions; and the plural of phenomenon appears to be always phenomena.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown
