heliacal

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US/hɪˈlaɪ.ə.kəl/

adjective

Of or relating to the Sun, especially rising and setting with the sun.

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heliac
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Meanings

adjective
  1. rareOf or relating to the Sun, especially rising and setting with the sun.
  2. Of or relating to the rising of a star when it first becomes visible just before sunrise in the eastern sky, having previously been made invisible by sunlight, or the analogous situation of its setting just after sunset.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivepertaining 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

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heliac
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heliac

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἡλιακός (hēliakós, “of the sun”) + -al. Appears in English first in the 16th century.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

achillea
Cite this entry
APA

heliacal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliacal

MLA

“heliacal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliacal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heliacal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliacal.

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