halo
see also: HALO
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈheɪləʊ/
  • (America) enPR: hāʹlō, IPA: /ˈheɪloʊ/
Noun

halo (plural halos)

  1. A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
  2. (astronomy) A cloud of gas and other matter surrounding and captured by the gravitational field of a large diffuse astronomical object, such as a galaxy or cluster of galaxies.
  3. Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.
  4. (religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.
  5. The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.
  6. (medicine) A circular brace used to keep the head and neck in position.
Synonyms
  • (luminous disc around head of saints in paintings) aureole, nimbus
Translations Translations Translations Translations Verb

halo (haloes, present participle haloing; past and past participle haloed)

  1. (transitive) To encircle with a halo.
    Synonyms: inaureole
Related terms Translations
HALO
Noun

halo

  1. (parachuting) Acronym of high altitude, low opening A type of skydiving where one leaves the launch platform from a high altitude and opens the parachute at a very low altitude.
    When you have enough experience, you can do a HALO jump.
  2. Acronym of hazardous area life-support organization
  3. (aviation) Acronym of high altitude, low orbiting
    Weather balloons at maximum altitude are considered HALOs.



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