helio

Before centric, sometimes

Helio is a combining form meaning sun, from Greek.

It appears in scientific and technical terms: heliocentric (sun-centered), heliograph (a signaling device using reflected sunlight), heliotrope (a plant that turns toward the sun).

In casual use, helio sometimes stands alone as shorthand for heliography or heliographic printing.

mythology

sol

Fifth scale degree

  • sun godDivine personification of daylight's source
  • chariotAncient horse-drawn fighter's vehicle
  • titanDominant figure in field

aurora · oracle · deity · pantheon · worship · altar · divinity · sacrifice · myth · legend

astronomy

heliosphere

Sun-dominated space bubble

photosphere · sunspot · solar flare · solar cycle · solar radiation · heliopause · termination shock

botany

sunflower

Tall daisy-family plant

prefix

heliosphere

Sun-dominated space bubble

solar-energy

solar tower

Central receiver for heliostats

Opposites
celestial body reference

helioluna

Pale green saturnid

lunar · geo · astro · terra · stellar

light source

helioumbra

Complete shadow region

centrism in astronomical models

heliogeocentric

Treating our planet as center

geo · Ptolemaic · earth-centered

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helios, Helios, heliotrope, heliograph, heliocentric, heliostat, heliocentrism, heliotropism, heliophobic

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