ə adjective Astronomy.
pertaining to or occurring near the sun, especially applied to such risings and settings of a star as are most nearly coincident with those of the sun while yet visible.
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heliacal
"pertaining to the sun," 1607, from Gk. heliakos "of the sun," from helios "sun" (see sol). The heliacal year is reckoned from the heliacal rising of Sirius; it is also known as the canicular year.
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