heliacal rising
71Sept — Egyptian name for Sirius, the dogstar. A deity of the first order and intimately allied to Thoth, since the heliacal rising of this star determined the beginning of the year, of which Thoth gave his name to the first month …
72dog days — /ˈdɒg deɪz/ (say dog dayz) plural noun 1. a sultry part of the summer. 2. (singular) a particularly hot day. {translation of Latin diēs caniculārēs; so called from their association in the Northern Hemisphere with the time of the heliacal rising… …
73Hyades — I. /ˈhaɪədiz/ (say huyuhdeez) noun Greek Legend a group of nymphs, sisters of the Pleiades. II. /ˈhaɪədiz/ (say huyuhdeez) noun a group of five stars, including Aldebaran, in the constellation Taurus, whose heliacal rising was supposed by the… …
74Sothic year — /soʊθɪk ˈjɪə/ (say sohthik year) noun the fixed year of the ancient Egyptians, determined by the heliacal rising of Sirius, and equivalent to 365¼ days …
75dog days — ► PLURAL NOUN chiefly literary ▪ the hottest period of the year (reckoned in antiquity from the heliacal rising of Sirius, the Dog Star) …
76canicular — adjective 1. of or relating to the dog days of summer the canicular heat of the Deep South • Pertains to noun: ↑canicule • Derivationally related forms: ↑canicule 2. relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising …
77dog — n. & v. n. 1 any four legged flesh eating animal of the genus Canis, of many breeds domesticated and wild, kept as pets or for work or sport. 2 the male of the dog, or of the fox (also dog fox) or wolf (also dog wolf). 3 colloq. a a despicable… …
78Hyades — n.pl. a group of stars in Taurus near the Pleiades, whose heliacal rising was once thought to foretell rain. Etymology: ME f. Gk Huades (by popular etym. f. huo rain, but perh. f. hus pig) …
79dog day — noun Etymology: back formation from dog days, translation of Late Latin dies caniculares, translation of Greek hēmerai kynades; from their being reckoned in ancient times from the heliacal rising of the Dog Star (Sirius) 1. a. dog days plural :… …
80sothic — adj. of or relating to the dog star, esp. with ref. to the ancient Egyptian year fixed by its heliacal rising. Etymology: Gk Sothis f. the Egypt. name of the dog star …
