sun dog

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English - Turkish
(Meteoroloji) yalancı güneş
sundog
güneşin hayali
sundog
yalancı güneş
English - English
Either of two bright spots, caused by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals, sometimes seen on the parhelic circle
Either of two colored luminous spots that appear at roughly 22 degrees on both sides of the sun at the same elevation They are caused by the refraction of sunlight passing through ice crystals They are most commonly seen during winter in the middle latitudes and are exclusively associated with cirriform clouds The scientific name for sun dogs is parhelion and they are also known as mock suns
Either of two colored luminous spots that appear at roughly 22° on both sides of the sun at the same elevation They are caused by the refraction of sunlight passing through ice crystals They are most commonly seen during winter in the middle latitudes and are exclusively associated with cirriform clouds The scientific name for sun dogs is parhelion and they are also known as mock suns
Either of two colored luminous spots that appear at roughly 22° on both sides of the sun at the same elevation They are caused by the refraction of sunlight passing through ice crystals They are most commonly seen during winter in the middle latitudes and are exclusively associated with cirriform clouds The scientific name for sun dogs is parhelion and they are also known as mock suns
Same as parhelion
sun dogs
plural form of sun dog
sundog
alternative spelling of sun dog
sundog
a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once"
sundog
A luminous spot occasionally seen a few degrees from the sun, supposed to be formed by the intersection of two or more halos, or in a manner similar to that of halos
sundog
{i} parhelion, mock sun, pseudo-sun, imaginary sun; small incomplete rainbow sometimes visible near the sun
sundog
A fragmentary rainbow; a small rainbow near the horizon; called also dog and weathergaw
sun dog
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