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parhelic circle
parhelic circle
noun Meteorology.
a white, horizontal band passing through the sun, either incomplete or extending around the horizon, produced by the reflection of the sun's rays from the vertical faces of ice prisms in the atmosphere.
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Parhelic circle
is always a great word to know.
So is photochemical smog. Does it mean:
| air pollution containing ozone and reactive chemical compounds formed by sunlight on nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons, often from auto exhaust |
| the upper portion of a cumulus cloud characterized by dense, sharply defined, cauliflower-like upper parts and sometimes by great verticality |
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World English Dictionary
| parhelic circle | |
| —n | |
| meteorol a luminous band at the same altitude as the sun, parallel to the horizon, caused by reflection of the sun's rays by ice crystals in the atmosphere | |
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parhelic circle  (pär-hē'lĭk) Pronunciation Key
A luminous halo visible at the height of the Sun and parallel to the horizon, caused by the Sun's rays reflecting off atmospheric ice crystals. |
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