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- Dictionaryhalo/ˈheɪləʊ/
noun
- 1. a circle of light shown around or above the head of a saint or holy person to represent their holiness.
- 2. a circle of white or coloured light around the sun, moon, or other luminous body caused by refraction through ice crystals in the atmosphere.
verb
- 1. surround with or as if with a halo: "gas lamps haloed in mist"
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HALO definition: 1. a ring of light around the head of a holy person in a religious drawing or painting 2. a bright…. Learn more.
: a region of space surrounding a galaxy that is sparsely populated with luminous objects (such as globular clusters) but is believed to contain a great deal of dark matter. c. : a differentiated zone surrounding a central zone or object. d.
A hazy ring of colored light in the sky around the Sun, Moon, or a similar bright object. A halo is caused by the reflection and refraction of light through atmospheric ice crystals.
A roughly spherical region of relatively dust-free space surrounding a galaxy and extending beyond the visible parts of the galaxy. Galactic halos contain stars (often located in globular clusters), gas, and dark matter. tr.v. ha·loed, ha·lo·ing, ha·loes. To encircle with a halo.
A halo is a symbol of holiness, represented by a circle or arc of light around the head of a saint or holy person. Any circle of light can be described as a halo, even in a non-religious context; sometimes you'll see a glowing halo of light around the moon, for example.
A halo is a circle of light that is shown in pictures round the head of a holy figure such as a saint or angel. 2. countable noun. A halo is a circle of light round a person or thing, or something that looks like a circle of light. The sun had a faint halo round it.
Definition of halo noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Halo definition: A luminous ring or disk of light surrounding the heads or bodies of sacred figures, such as saints, in religious paintings; a nimbus.
A halo is a circle of light that is shown in pictures around the head of a holy figure such as a saint or angel. [...] More. Definitions of 'halo-' 1. of the sea. [...] 2. having to do with a salt. [...] 3. having to do with a halogen. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'halo' American English: heɪloʊ British English: heɪloʊ. More.
HALO meaning: a gold circle of light that is shown around the head of a holy person in a painting. Learn more.
