sun pillar

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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Compare moon pillar.

Origin of sun pillar

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby sun pillar

sun letter, sun lounge, sun moss, sun pan, sun parlor, sun pillar, sun porch, sun prairie, sun protection factor, sun sign, sun spider
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