halo
see also: HALO
Pronunciation Noun
HALO
Noun
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see also: HALO
Pronunciation Noun
halo (plural halos)
- 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.
- (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.
- Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.
- (religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.
- The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.
- (medicine) A circular brace used to keep the head and neck in position.
- French: auréole, nimbe
- German: Heiligenschein
- Italian: nimbo, aureola
- Portuguese: auréola, nimbo
- Russian: нимб
- Spanish: nimbo, aureola, halo
halo (haloes, present participle haloing; past and past participle haloed)
- (transitive) To encircle with a halo.
- Synonyms: inaureole
- Italian: aureolare
- Portuguese: aureolar
HALO
Noun
halo
- (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.
- Acronym of hazardous area life-support organization
- (aviation) Acronym of high altitude, low orbiting
- Weather balloons at maximum altitude are considered HALOs.
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