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Meaning of "heliophobic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HELIOPHOBIC

heliophobic  [ˌhiːlɪəʊˈfəʊbɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HELIOPHOBIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heliophobic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HELIOPHOBIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Heliophobia

Heliophobia refers to light sensitivity: ▪ In psychology, heliophobia refers to a morbid fear of sunlight. ▪ In medicine, heliophobia refers to an excessive sensitivity of the eyes to sunlight. ▪ In chemistry, heliophobic refers to a substance that reacts to sunlight. ▪ In biology, heliophobic plants or animals are have an aversion to sunlight. Heliophobous plants are commonly known as "shade-tolerant".

Definition of heliophobic in the English dictionary

The definition of heliophobic in the dictionary is fearing or unable to withstand sunlight.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HELIOPHOBIC


acrophobic
ˌækrəˈfəʊbɪk
aerophobic
ˌɛərəˈfəʊbɪk
agoraphobic
ˌæɡərəˈfəʊbɪk
anthropophobic
ˌænθrəpəˈfəʊbɪk
aquaphobic
ˌækwəˈfəʊbɪk
astraphobic
ˌæstrəˈfəʊbɪk
astrophobic
ˌæstrəˈfəʊbɪk
claustrophobic
ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪk
homophobic
ˌhɒməˈfəʊbɪk
hydrophobic
ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbɪk
Islamophobic
ˌɪzlɑːməˈfəʊbɪk
lyophobic
ˌlaɪəʊˈfəʊbɪk
monophobic
ˌmɒnəʊˈfəʊbɪk
necrophobic
ˌnɛkrəʊˈfəʊbɪk
nyctophobic
ˌnɪktəˈfəʊbɪk
ochlophobic
ˌɒkləˈfəʊbɪk
phobic
ˈfəʊbɪk
photophobic
ˌfəʊtəʊˈfəʊbɪk
technophobic
ˌteknəʊˈfəʊbɪk
xenophobic
ˌzɛnəˈfəʊbɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HELIOPHOBIC

heliolatry
heliolithic
heliology
heliometer
heliometric
heliometrical
heliometrically
heliometry
heliopause
heliophilous
heliophyte
Heliopolis
heliopsis
Helios
helioscope
helioscopic
heliosis
heliosphere
heliostat
heliostatic

WORDS THAT END LIKE HELIOPHOBIC

aerobic
ailourophobic
ailurophobic
anaerobic
anglophobic
batrachophobic
computerphobic
cyberphobic
dysmorphophobic
eleutherophobic
Europhobic
gynophobic
hierophobic
Negrophobic
neophobic
pyrophobic
saprobic
taphephobic
triskaidekaphobic
zelophobic

Synonyms and antonyms of heliophobic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heliophobic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HELIOPHOBIC

Find out the translation of heliophobic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heliophobic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heliophobic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

heliophobic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

heliophobic
570 millions of speakers

English

heliophobic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

heliophobic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

heliophobic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

heliophobic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

heliophobic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

heliophobic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

heliophobic
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Heliophobic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

heliophobic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

heliophobic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

heliophobic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Heliophobic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

heliophobic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

heliophobic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेलिओफोबिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

heliophobic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

heliophobic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

heliophobic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

heliophobic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

heliophobic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

heliophobic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heliofobisch
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

heliophobic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heliophobic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heliophobic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HELIOPHOBIC»

The term «heliophobic» is barely ever used and occupies the 195.515 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HELIOPHOBIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «heliophobic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «heliophobic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heliophobic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HELIOPHOBIC»

Discover the use of heliophobic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heliophobic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures
Francesco Maria Guazzo's Compendium Malefic- arum (Compendium ofWitches) published in 1628 catalogued Heliophobic devils, strictly nocturnal servitors of the Devil, as they are terrified of light. Source: Kipfer, Order ofThings, 255.
Theresa Bane, 2012
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Atomic and Molecular Beams: The State of the Art 2000
Whereas "heliophobic" open shell metal atoms (e.g. alkali atoms) remain on the surface [10, 11] closed shell molecules have large negative chemical potentials and reside in the interior near the center of the droplets [12, 6]. As discussed in ...
Roger Campargue, 2001
3
Transactions
In a genus closely allied to Ectocarpus, viz., Sphacelaria plumigera, I am informed by Mr TRAILL that Mr E. M. HOLMES, F.L.S., has recorded similar heliophobic movements of the swarmspores. It may be added, by way of contrast, that, ...
Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1884
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Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
In a genus closely allied to Ectocarpus, viz., Sphacelaria plumigera, I am informed by Mr Traill that Mr E. M. Holmes, F.L.S., has recorded similar heliophobic movements of the swarmspores. It may be added, by way of contrast, that, according ...
‎1887
5
Faustus Resurrectus
“These came in darkness; they have to be heliophobic.” “'The sixth is the heliophobic,'” Father Carroll recited, “'because they especially hate and detest the light, and never appear during the daytime, nor can they assume a bodily form until the ...
Thomas Morrissey, 2012
6
The Guinness book of plant facts and feats
It is said, therefore, to be 'heliophobic' - 'light-avoiding'. If by accident, such as the cutting away of a hedge under which it has been shaded, it is exposed to the light , its growth will be retarded and its leaves will be small and hard thereafter.
William G. Duncalf, 1976
7
ElderSpeak: A Thesaurus or Compendium of Words Related to ...
... sun + phobos fear]. adj. heliophobic. n. heliophobe. syn. phengophobia, q.v. See phobias. hellhag (hel'hag) n. an evil old woman; a hellcat. [O.E. hel(l) hell < I-E hide, conceal + hag, 14th C. <?]. See old woman. heloma (hee-lō'mə) n. a corn, ...
James L. Reynolds, MD, 2014
8
Defrocking the Devil: Theology of Fear
5 “Psellus (eleventh century ce) distinguishes devils by habitat as fiery, aerial, terrestrial, aqueous, subterranean, and heliophobic.”6 “In early Christianity it is believed that the death of Jesus redeemed mankind from the Devil, who had been ...
Thomas J. Boynton, 2011
9
Microscopic Approaches to Quantum Liquids in Confined Geometries
... 403, 406-411 hectorite, 14, 197, 218, 224, 226, 419 heliophilic behavior, 380 heliophobic behavior, 381 helium clusters, 292 helium clusters 3He, 293 4He, 293 collective excitations, 310 doped clusters, 303 mixed 3He-4He, 298 response, ...
Eckhard Krotscheck, Jesús Navarro, 2002
10
A Field Guide to Demons, Vampires, Fallen Angels and Other ...
Not only are the Patupairehe heliophobic, they are afraid of fire, ash and the colour red. They are repulsed by food that has been cooked in fire. All theseareeffective deterrents.If tricked,theycan teach supernatural skills and be inspiring.
Carol K. Mack, Dinah Mack, 2013

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HELIOPHOBIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heliophobic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dr Le Fanu's online health clinic, Friday 27th February 2015
We are daily encouraged by the press to be heliophobic and to cover up at the slightest hint of sunlight so I further wonder whether the use of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
2
“1000 Great Graphic Novels” is a summer reading list with a surf …
... blaze by at blink-and-you'll-miss-it speed, set (appropriately enough for our hypothetical heliophobic reader) to the Surfaris classic “Wipeout.”. «A.V. Club Milwaukee, May 14»
3
Samsung F5500 series plasma
... they watch TV, and the Samsung is worse than any TV we've recently tested with the lights on -- and that includes the also-heliophobic S60. «CNET, Jul 13»
4
Taking a look at Irvine's young inventors
I'm not exactly heliophobic, but I am vigilant about using sun block, so I rather liked the EZ4U Sunblock applicator, which included a ... «OCRegister, Feb 12»
5
Researcher's message on the benefits of vitamin D leaves his critics …
He mocks his enemies, the heliophobic sun-scaredy-cats of the American Academy of Dermatology, as Darth Vaders, evil Lords of Darkness. «Boston Globe, Jul 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Heliophobic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/heliophobic>. Apr 2024 ».
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