HELIAC

heliacal, heliac

(adjective) 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)”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Adjective

heliac (not comparable)

Alternative form of heliacal

Etymology 2

Short for helical accelerator.

Noun

heliac (plural heliacs)

A stellarator in which the magnetic axis (and plasma) follows a helical path to form a toroidal helix rather than a simple ring shape.

Anagrams

• Lachie, alchie

Source: Wiktionary

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He"li*ac, a.

Definition: Heliacal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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