Parhelion is an English word with synonyms like sundog or place. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Parhelion in a sentence
Parhelion meaning
- Synonym of sun dog (“a bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on the parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals”).
- An image or reflection.
Using Parhelion
- The main meaning on this page is: Synonym of sun dog (“a bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on the parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals”). | An image or reflection.
- Useful related words include: mock sun, sundog, topographic point, place.
Context around Parhelion
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Parhelion
- In this selection, "parhelion" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 17.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include or a parhelion in meteorology and the parhelion ii card. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "parhelion" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with parhelion
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Also known as a 'mock sun' or a parhelion in meteorology, it is an atmospheric optical phenomenon. (17 words)
The Parhelion II card is the rebuilt version of Parhelion, the flying headquarters of Ravnica's Boros Legion. (18 words)
The Parhelion II card is the rebuilt version of Parhelion, the flying headquarters of Ravnica's Boros Legion. (18 words)
Also known as a 'mock sun' or a parhelion in meteorology, it is an atmospheric optical phenomenon. (17 words)
Example sentences (2)
The Parhelion II card is the rebuilt version of Parhelion, the flying headquarters of Ravnica's Boros Legion.
Also known as a 'mock sun' or a parhelion in meteorology, it is an atmospheric optical phenomenon.