What does heliacal mean?
Definitions for heliacal
hɪˈlaɪ ə kəlhe·li·a·cal
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Princeton's WordNet
heliacal, heliacadjective
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 by the heliacal rising of Sothis (the Egyptian name for the Dog Star)"
Wiktionary
heliacaladjective
Of or relating to the sun, especially rising and setting with the sun.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
HELIACALadjective
Emerging from the lustre of the sun, or falling into it.
Etymology: heliaque, Fr. from ἥλιος.
Had they ascribed the heat of the season to this star, they would not have computed from its heliacal ascent. Brown.
Wikipedia
heliacal
The heliacal rising ( hih-LY-ə-kəl) or star rise of a star occurs annually, or the similar phenomenon of a planet, when it first becomes visible above the eastern horizon at dawn just before sunrise (thus becoming "the morning star") after a complete orbit of the earth around the sun. Historically, the most important such rising is that of Sirius, which was an important feature of the Egyptian calendar and astronomical development. The rising of the Pleiades heralded the start of the Ancient Greek sailing season, using celestial navigation.
Webster Dictionary
Heliacaladjective
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
Etymology: [Gr. belonging to the sun, fr. the sun: cf. F. hliaque.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
heliacal
A star rises heliacally when it first becomes visible in the morning, after having been hidden in the sun's rays; and it sets heliacally when it is first lost in the evening twilight, owing to the sun's proximity.
Anagrams for heliacal »
achillea
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of heliacal in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of heliacal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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