auringonkehä

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • halo circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun, caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere

Etymology

Compound from Finnish auringon (sun's, by the sun, of the sun) + Finnish kehä (circle, ring, perianth, circular, halo, circumference).

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Finnish

kehä

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circle, ring, perianth, circular, halo, circumference

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輪

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