Anthelion - English meaning
æntˈhiː.li.ən
Anthelion – definitions in English dictionary
nounA luminous halo round a shadow projected by the sun on to a cloud or fog bank.
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Incidentally, it is widely believed that the anthelion is the origin of the tradition of painting a…
nounA bright spot in the sky that looks like a sun and is at the same height as the sun, but appears opposite it
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The anthelion is a rare optical phenomenon., anthelia are caused by the refraction of light through…
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Word origin
late 17th century: from Greek anthēlion, neuter of anthēlios ‘opposite to the sun’, from anth- (variant of anti- ‘against’) + hēlios ‘sun’.
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