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Heliacal logo #10101) Heliac 2) Near the sun 3) Occurring near the sun 4) Pertaining to or near the sun 5) Relating to the sun 6) Star
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Heliacal

Heliacal logo #10101) Heliac 2) Solar
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Heliacal

Heliacal logo #21002• (a.) Emerging from the light of the sun, or passing into it; rising or setting at the same, or nearly the same, time as the sun.
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heliacal logo #20973<astronomy> Emerging from the light of the sun, or passing into it; rising or setting at the same, or nearly the same, time as the sun. ... The heliacal rising of a star is when, after being in conjunction with the sun, and invisible, it emerges from the light so as to be visible in the morning before sunrising. On the contrary, the heliacal ...
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Heliacal

Heliacal logo #20972He·li'a·cal adjective [ Greek ... belonging to the sun, from ... the sun: confer French héliaque .] (Astron.) Emerging from the light of the sun, or passing into it; rising or setting at the same, or nearly the same, time as the sun. Sir T. Browne. » The heliacal ri...
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Heliacal

Heliacal logo #21217In astronomy, heliacal is the rising or setting at the same time, or nearly the same time, as the sun. The heliacal rising of a star is when, after being in conjunction with the sun and invisible, it emerges from the light so as to be visible in the morning before sunrising. On the contrary, the heliacal setting of a star is when the sun approaches...
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heliacal logo #20400[adj] - pertaining to or near the sun
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heliacal logo #20974heliac adjective 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; `the heliacal rising of the Dog Star`; `the heliacal or Sothic year is determined b...
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