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anthelion
ant·he·li·on A0329400 (ănt-hē′lē-ən, ăn-thē′-)n. pl. ant·he·li·a (-lē-ə) or ant·he·li·ons A luminous, white, diffuse spot occasionally seen in the sky opposite the sun on the parhelic circle.
[Greek anthēlion, from neuter of anthēlios, opposite the sun : anti-, anti- + hēlios, sun; see sāwel- in Indo-European roots.]anthelion (æntˈhiːlɪən; ænˈθiː-) n, pl -lia (-lɪə) 1. (Physical Geography) a faint halo sometimes seen in polar or high altitude regions around the shadow of an object cast onto a thick cloud bank or fog2. (Physical Geography) a white spot occasionally appearing on the parhelic circle at the same height as and opposite to the sun[C17: from Late Greek, from anthēlios opposite the sun, from ante- + hēlios sun]anthelionA luminous area like a halo sometimes seen in the sky opposite the sun.anthelion
anthelion: see halohalo,
in meteorology, short-lived circles or arcs, and less commonly spikes and crosses, of colored or whitish light surrounding the moon or sun or in clouds as seen from above.
..... Click the link for more information. .anthelion[ant′hēl·yən] (astronomy) A luminous white spot which occasionally appears on the parhelic circle 180° in azimuth away from the sun. Also known as counter sun. MedicalSeehalo |