heliac, a.
(ˈhiːlɪæk)
[ad. late L. hēliac-us, a. Gr. ἡλιακός, f. ἥλιος the sun. Cf. F. héliaque.]
1. Pertaining to the sun, solar.
1808 J. Barlow Columb. ii. 431 Quito bow'd; and all the heliac zone Felt the same sceptre, and confirm'd the throne. |
2. = heliacal 1.
1775 Ash, Heliac, emerging from the lustre of the sun, falling into the lustre of the sun. 1839 J. Taylor Poems & Transl. 203 The Heliac settings and Heliac risings of the constellations. |