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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The point in the sky diametrically opposite the sun.
  • noun A point in the sky opposite the sun in azimuth, but having the same altitude as the sun, and therefore not diametrically opposite to it. This use of the word is common only in describing halos and parhelia.

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