Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

parhelion

Russian translation:

паргелий, ложное солнце

Dec 15, 2008 19:54
15 yrs ago
English term

parhelion

GBK English to Russian Science Meteorology
The scientific name for sun dogs. 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. They are also known as mock suns.
Example sentences:
Actually, this engine's helpful occultation of the Sun allowed for a crisp, clean view of not only the parhelion but a portion of a 22 degree solar halo and the a parhelic circle (extended tail of the sundog). (epod.usra.edu)
Sometimes, the Sunset is along with two colored luminous apparitions more or less contrasted. Located on the border of the halo located at 22 degrees of the Sun, on the right and on the left of it, they are called "parhelions" or more frequently "sundogs". (pixheaven.net)
The parhelia had been displaying arcs all day, sometimes quite lengthy ones. In this picture, the parhelic arc is rather short, but it's clear that the parhelion hasn't yet quite connected with the 22 degree halo. The sun was still too high. (flickr)
Proposed translations (Russian)
5 +2 паргелий, ложное солнце
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Dec 15, 2008 16:15: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

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Proposed translations

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паргелий, ложное солнце

Definition from wikipedia.org:
Паргелий (от пара… и греч. hélios «солнце» — ложное солнце) — одна из форм гало, при которой на небе наблюдается одно или несколько дополнительных изображений Солнца. Возникает вследствие преломления солнечного света в анизотропно ориентированных частичках льда, падающих в атмосфере.
Example sentences:
Совместный эффект может приводить к появлению явления, называемого паргелии, или ложного солнца. Паргелии в небе Саратова (Интернет)
Наиболее часто образующийся и самый яркий паргелий формируется на пересечении с 22-градусным гало, обычно окрашенный почти во все цвета радуги (Интернет)
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