paraselene

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌpærəsɪˈliːnɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(par′ə si lē′nē)


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par•a•se•le•ne  (par′ə si lē′nē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nae (-nē).USA pronunciation [Meteorol.]
  1. Astronomy, Meteorologya bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo; a mock moon.
Also called moondog. Cf. parhelion. 
  • Neo-Latin, equivalent. to para- para-1 + Greek selé̄nē the moon
  • 1645–55
par•a•se•le•nic  (par′ə si lē′nik, -len′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
paraselene /ˌpærəsɪˈliːnɪ/ n ( pl -nae /-niː/)
  1. a bright image of the moon on a lunar haloAlso called: mock moon
    Compare parhelion
Etymology: 17th Century: New Latin, from para-1 + Greek selēnē moon
'paraselene' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
mock moon - moon dog - parhelion

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