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he·li·a·cal

 (hĭ-lī′ə-kəl)
adj.
Of or relating to the sun, especially rising and setting with the sun.
[From Late Latin hēliacus, from Greek hēliakos, from hēlios, sun; see sāwel- in Indo-European roots.]
he·li′a·cal·ly adv.
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he•li•a•cal

(hɪˈlaɪ ə kəl)

adj.
pertaining to or occurring near the sun, esp. applied to such risings and settings of a star as most nearly coincide with sunrise or sunset.
[1600–10; < Late Latin hēliac(us) (< Greek hēliakós; see helio-, -ac) + -al1]
he•li′a•cal•ly, adv.
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Adj.1.heliacal - 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)"
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