Usually means: Halo encircling sky opposite sun.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word parhelic circle:

General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. parhelic circle: Merriam-Webster
  2. parhelic circle: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. parhelic circle: Collins English Dictionary
  4. parhelic circle: Vocabulary.com
  5. parhelic circle: Wiktionary
  6. parhelic circle: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. parhelic circle: Dictionary.com
  8. Parhelic circle: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. parhelic circle: Rhymezone
  10. parhelic circle: FreeDictionary.org
  11. parhelic circle: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. parhelic circle: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. parhelic circle: Encyclopedia

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Parhelic Circle: Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Glossary of Meteorology (No longer online)
  2. Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (parhelic circle)

noun:  (meteorology) A luminous halo, each side of the sun parallel to the horizon, caused by refraction of sunlight through ice crystals.

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