anthelion

[Gr. ἀνθήλιος (ant helios) = a later form of ἀντήλιος ( antēlios ) = opposite to the sun; but it is now used for instead of the sun: ἀντί ( anti ) = instead of, and ἥλιος (helios) the sun.] A mock sun; the representation, by an optical deception, of one or more pseudo-suns in the sky besides the actual one. It is a polar phenomenon, occasionally seen in the north of Scotland, but not often in England. ăn-the-lix, 8. [Gr. ἀντί ( anti ) = opposite to, and ἔλιξ (helix) = anything spiral; ἔλιξ (hetix) = twisted, curved; ἑλίσσω ( heli o ) = to turn round or about; εἰλέω (eileō), είλω (eilo) = to roll up.] Anat. The curved elevation within the helix or rim of the external portion of the It surrounds the concha or central cup. Above it bifurcates so as to include a fo a. (Todd & Bowman: Physiol. Anat . , vol. ii., p. 66.) ear.