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Sundog - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Sundog' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sundog [ n.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'Sundog' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sundog [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals
Example in sentence:
  • two or more parhelia are usually seen at once

Nearby Words:

sun sun star sun-burner sun-dried sun-struck sunbeam sunbird sunblink sunbonnet sunbow

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