Word of the Day - Anthelion

anthelion

/anˈθiːlɪən//antˈhiːlɪən/
noun
1A luminous halo round a shadow projected by the sun on to a cloud or fog bank.
1.1 A parhelion seen opposite the sun in the sky.

Origin
Late 17th century: from Greek anthēlion, neuter of anthēlios ‘opposite to
the sun’, from anth- (variant of anti- ‘against’) + hēlios ‘sun’.

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The ant's shadow was spectacular against the fog bank. The anthelion made it look like the Batman beacon.