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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 © 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
- 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
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: halo /ˈheɪləʊ/ n ( pl -loes, -los)- a disc or ring of light around the head of an angel, saint, etc, as in painting or sculpture
- the aura surrounding an idealized, famous, or admired person, thing, or event
- a circle of light around the sun or moon, caused by the refraction of light by particles of ice
vb ( -loes, -los, -loing, -loed)- to surround with or form a halo
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin, from Latin halōs circular threshing floor, from Greek Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: halo-, hali-, (before a vowel)hal- combining form - indicating salt or the sea
- relating to or containing a halogen
Etymology: from Greek hals,hal- sea, salt |