mock sun

1. 1.

   a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals

   “two or more parhelia are usually seen at once”

   Synonymsparhelionsundog

   Broaderspot

Questions about mock sun

What does mock sun mean?

mock sun means "a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals".

What is another word for mock sun?

Close synonyms include parhelion, sundog. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mock sun a common word?