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parhelic circle definition

parhelic circle

a bright circular halo that appears to intersect the sun in a plane parallel to the horizon
also parhelic ring

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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