Par-hē'li-on, n.

(or par-hēl'yun), n.; pl. PAR-HĒ'LI-A (or par-hēl'ya). [Gr. παρήλιον, from παράλιος, beside or near the sun, from παρά, beside, and ἥλιος, the sun; Fr. parélie.] A mock sun or meteor, appearing in the form of a bright light near the sun, and sometimes tinged with colors like the rainbow, with a luminous train.