1. a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere; [syn: solar halo, parhelic circle, parhelic ring]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
solar halo
n 1: a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of
the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere [syn:
solar halo, parhelic circle, parhelic ring]