sun pillar

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noun Astronomy.

a halo phenomenon in which a vertical streak of light appears above and below the sun, believed to be caused by the reflection of sunlight by ice crystals with vertical axes.

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Origin of sun pillar

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby sun pillar

sunny side, sunny-side up, Sunnyvale, sun pan, sun parlor, sun pillar, sun porch, Sun Prairie, sunproof, sun protection factor, sunray