| slovo | definícia |
sundog
(encz) | sundog,parhelium Zdeněk Brož |
Sundog
(gcide) | Sundog \Sun"dog`\, n. (Meteorol.)
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. A fragmentary rainbow; a small rainbow near the horizon;
-- called also dog and weathergaw.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
sundog
(wn) | sundog
n 1: a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction
by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at
once" [syn: parhelion, mock sun, sundog] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
sundog
(encz) | sundog,parhelium Zdeněk Brož |
sundog
(wn) | sundog
n 1: a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction
by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at
once" [syn: parhelion, mock sun, sundog] |
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