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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ha•lo /ˈheɪloʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -los, -loes. - Also called nimbus. the representation of a radiant light above or around the head of a holy person.
- Meteorologyany of a variety of bright circles or arcs centered on the sun or moon.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Hal (hal),USA pronunciation n. - Chemistrya male given name, form of Harold.
Hal, [Chem.]- halogen.
hal-, - var. of halo- before a vowel:halite.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ha•lo (hā′lō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -los, -loes, v., -loed, -lo•ing. n. - Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- an atmosphere or quality of glory, majesty, sanctity, or the like:the halo around Shakespeare's works; She put a halo around her son.
- Meteorologyany of a variety of bright circles or arcs centered on the sun or moon, caused by the refraction or reflection of light by ice crystals suspended in the earth's atmosphere and exhibiting prismatic coloration ranging from red inside to blue outside (distinguished from corona).
- Astronomya spherical cloud of gas clusters and stars that form part of a spiral galaxy.
- Radio and Televisionan undesirable bright or dark ring surrounding an image on the fluorescent screen of a television tube, due to some fault either in transmission or reception.
v.t. - to surround with a halo.
v.i. - to form a halo.
- Greek hálōs such a circle, disk, origin, originally threshing floor
- Latin, accusative of halōs circle round sun or moon
- 1555–65
halo-, - a combining form meaning "salt,'' used in the formation of compound words (halophyte);
sometimes specialized as a combining form of halogen (halothane). Also,[esp. before a vowel,] hal-. - Greek, combining form of háls salt
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