sun : Idioms & Phrases

• in a direction contrary to that in which the sun appears to move.

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• noun the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
  apex; solar apex.
  

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• (Astron.), a name given to a hypothetical body about which Mädler supposed the solar system together with all the stars in the Milky Way, to be revolving. A point near Alcyone in the Pleiades was supposed to possess characteristics of the position of such a body.

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• a period of 28 years, at the end of which time the days of the month return to the same days of the week. The dominical or Sunday letter follows the same order; hence the solar cycle is also called the cycle of the Sunday letter. In the Gregorian calendar the solar cycle is in general interrupted at the end of the century.

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• (Astron.), the great circle whose plane passes through through the center of the body, and is perpendicular to its axis of revolution.

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• noun a theoretical sun that moves along the celestial equator at a constant speed and completes its annual course in the same amount of time the real sun takes at variable speeds
  

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• a fictitious sun supposed to move uniformly in the equator so as to be on the meridian each day at mean noon.

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• noun the sun visible at midnight (inside the Arctic or Antarctic Circles)
  

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• noun a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals
  sundog; parhelion.
  
  • two or more parhelia are usually seen at once

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• . See Parhelion.

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• (Astron.), the axis of the conical shadow projected by the earth. Crabb.

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• noun a small but violent terrorist organization formed in Ecuador in the early 1990s; responsible for bombing several government buildings
  Puka Inti; Sol Rojo.
  

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• . (Astron.) See Sun spot, ander Sun.

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• (Mach.), an ingenious contrivance for converting reciprocating motion, as that of the working beam of a steam engine, into rotatory motion. It consists of a toothed wheel (called the sun wheel), firmly secured to the shaft it is desired to drive, and another wheel (called the planet wheel) secured to the end of a connecting rod. By the motion of the connecting rod, the planet wheel is made to circulate round the central wheel on the shaft, communicating to this latter a velocity of revolution the double of its own. G. Francis.

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• (Zoöl.), a South American humming bird of the genus Heliangelos, noted for its beautiful colors and the brilliant luster of the feathers of its throat.

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• . (Zoöl.) See Heliozoa.

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• (Med.), exposure of a patient to the sun's rays; insolation.

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• noun immersing the body in sunlight
  

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• (Zoöl.), a species of bear (Helarctos Malayanus) native of Southern Asia and Borneo. It has a small head and short neck, and fine short glossy fur, mostly black, but brownish on the nose. It is easily tamed. Called also bruang, and Malayan bear.

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• (Zoöl.), any small lustrous beetle of the genus Amara.

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• (Zoöl.), a singular South American bird (Eurypyga helias), in some respects related both to the rails and herons. It is beautifully variegated with white, brown, and black. Called also sunbird, and tiger bittern.

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• noun a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn
  sunblock; sunscreen.
  

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• noun a residential suburb of Phoenix
  

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• noun a ceremonial dance performed by Amerindians at the summer solstice
  

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• noun an unroofed deck
  

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• (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sun stroke.

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• noun the central gear in an epicyclic train
  

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• (Zoöl.), a Brazilian humming bird (Heliactin cornutus). Its head is ornamented by two tufts of bright colored feathers, fiery crimson at the base and greenish yellow at the tip. Called also Horned hummer.

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• noun a god that personifies the sun or is otherwise associated with the sun
  

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• (Zoöl.), the finfoot.

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• noun a hat with a broad brim that protects the face from direct exposure to the sun
  sunhat.
  

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• noun a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun
  topee; pith helmet; topi; pith hat.
  

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• noun king of France from 1643 to 1715; his long reign was marked by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles (1638-1715)
  Louis XIV; Louis the Great.
  

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• noun a mercury-vapor lamp used in medical or cosmetic treatments
  sun lamp; sunray lamp; sunlamp.
  

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• noun a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun
  sunroom; sun parlor; sun lounge; solarium; sun parlour; sunporch.
  

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• noun any of several South African plants grown for the profusion of usually yellow daisylike flowers and mounds of aromatic foliage
  cape marigold; star of the veldt.
  

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• noun United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920)
  Moon.
  

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• noun a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun
  sunroom; sun parlor; sun lounge; solarium; sun parlour; sunporch.
  

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• noun a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun
  sunroom; sun parlor; sun lounge; solarium; sun parlour; sunporch.
  

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• a picture taken by the agency of the sun's rays; a photograph.

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• noun any of several herbs of Guiana highlands having racemes of nodding white or pink flowers; trap and digest insects in pitcher-shaped leaves with spoon-shaped caps
  

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• noun widely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy moss-like foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowers
  Portulaca grandiflora; rose moss.
  

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• noun a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun
  sunroom; sun parlor; sun lounge; solarium; sun parlour; sunporch.
  

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• noun the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun
  SPF.
  

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• noun a river in western Montana that flows south and east to join the Missouri River
  

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• noun any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions
  helianthemum; sunrose.
  

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• (Astron.), dark spots that appear on the sun's disk, consisting commonly of a black central portion with a surrounding border of lighter shade, and usually seen only by the telescope, but sometimes by the naked eye. They are very changeable in their figure and dimensions, and vary in size from mere apparent points to spaces of 50,000 miles in diameter. The term sun spots is often used to include bright spaces (called faculæ) as well as dark spaces (called maculæ). Called also solar spots. See Illustration in Appendix.

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• noun not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun
  Euphorbia helioscopia; wartwort; wartweed; devil's milk.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any one of several species of starfishes belonging to Solaster, Crossaster, and allied genera, having numerous rays.

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• noun tea made by exposing tea leaves steeped in water to the direct rays of the sun; usually served with ice
  

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• (Zoöl.), the squeteague.

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• noun a winter sports resort in south central Idaho
  

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• noun a shade (sometimes of green mica) affixed above the windshield of an automobile
  

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• . (Mach.) See Sun and planet wheels, above.

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• noun someone who worships the sun
  

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• noun Chinese statesman who organized the Kuomintang and led the revolution that overthrew the Manchu dynasty in 1911 and 1912 (1866-1925)
  Sun Yat-sen.
  

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• noun Chinese statesman who organized the Kuomintang and led the revolution that overthrew the Manchu dynasty in 1911 and 1912 (1866-1925)
  Sun Yat-sen.
  

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Sun"-burn`er noun

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1. A circle or cluster of gas-burners for lighting and ventilating public buildings.

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• adjective satellite covered with sunlight
  
  • sun-drenched beaches along the Riviera

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• adjective satellite dried naturally by the sun
  sundried.
  
  • sun-dried apricots

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Sun"-dried` adjective

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1. Dried by the heat of the sun. "Sun-dried brick." Sir T. Herbert.

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• adjective satellite (of plants) flourishing in strong sunlight
  

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• noun a ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp
  sunray.
  

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• noun a mercury-vapor lamp used in medical or cosmetic treatments
  sun lamp; sunray lamp; sunlamp.
  

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Sun"-struck` adjective

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1. (Med.) Overcome by, or affected with, sunstroke; as, sun-struck soldiers.

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• noun the worship of the sun
  heliolatry.
  

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• in the world; on earth. "There is no new thing under the sun." Eccl. i. 9.

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