heliac 1
adjectivedomain: adj relation
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun
Examples
- 1.the heliacal rising of the Dog Star
- 2.the heliacal or Sothic year is determined by the heliacal rising of Sothis (the Egyptian name for the Dog Star)
Synonyms
- heliacal 1
pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun
