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par·a·se·le·ne P0065100 (păr′ə-sĭ-lē′nē)n. pl. par·a·se·le·nae (-nē) A luminous spot on a lunar halo. [para- + Greek selēnē, moon.] par′a·se·le′nic (-lē′nĭk, -lĕn′ĭk) adj.paraselene (ˌpærəsɪˈliːnɪ) n, pl -nae (-niː) (Physical Geography) meteorol a bright image of the moon on a lunar halo. Also called: mock moon Compare parhelion[C17: New Latin, from para-1 + Greek selēnē moon] ˌparaseˈlenic adjparaselenea false moon, in reality a bright spot or a luminous ring surrounding the moon.See also: AstronomyparaseleneenUK
paraselene[¦par·ə·sə′lēn] (astronomy) A weakly colored lunar halo identical in form and optical origin to the solar parhelion; paraselenae are observed less frequently than are parhelia, because of the moon's comparatively weak luminosity. Also known as mock moon. |