Lowitz arc

Lowitz arc
/loh"vits/.

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  • arc of lowitz — ˈlōˌvits Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: after J. T. Lowitz fl 1794 Russ. astronomer : a rare halo extending obliquely downward and inward from a 22 degree parhelion * * * /loh vits/, Meteorol. a halo or arc of light, occurring… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Arc of Lowitz — /loh vits/, Meteorol. a halo or arc of light, occurring infrequently, which extends diagonally downward from a 22° parhelion. Also, Lowitz arc. [named after Tobias Lowitz (1757 1804), German born chemist, who published a description of a halo… …   Universalium

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