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heliacal rising Definition


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heliacal
adj
    1. astron.
      Solar or relating to the Sun, especially to the rising and setting of stars which coincide with those of the Sun.
Derivative: heliacally
adverb
    Derivative: heliacal rising
    noun
      The emergence of a star from the light of the Sun.
    Derivative: heliacal setting
    noun
      A star's disappearance into the Sun's light.
    Etymology: 17c: from Greek heliakos.



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