HELIAC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

the heliacal or Sothic year is determined by the heliacal rising of Sothis (the Egyptian name for the Dog Star)

Synonyms:

heliac; heliacal

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Sun (the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system)

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