paraselene
[par-
uh
-si-
lee
-nee]
/ˌpær ə sɪˈli ni/
noun
,
plural
paraselenae
[par-
uh
-si-
lee
-nee]
/ˌpær ə sɪˈli ni/
(
Show IPA
).
Meteorology
1.
a bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo; a mock moon.
Also called
moondog
.
Compare
parhelion
.
Origin
1645-55;
<
Neo-Latin,
equivalent to
para-
para-
1
+
Greek
selḗnē
the moon
Related forms
paraselenic
[par-
uh
-si-
lee
-nik, -
len
-ik]
/ˌpær ə sɪˈli nɪk, -ˈlɛn ɪk/
(
Show IPA
),
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
paraselene
paraselene
/
ˌpærəsɪˈliːnɪ
/
noun
(
pl
)
-nae
(
-niː
)
1.
(
meteorol
) a bright image of the moon on a lunar halo
Also called
mock moon
Compare
parhelion
Derived Forms
paraselenic,
adjective
Word Origin
C17: New Latin, from
para-
1
+ Greek
selēnē
moon