halo en · NOUN · etymology 1
Meanings
- 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.
- 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.
- nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.
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The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.
O! yearning heart! I did inherit Thy withering portion with the fame, The searing glory which hath shone Amid the jewels of my throne, Halo of Hell!
1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems:her halo slipped
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The bias caused by the halo effect.
In both cases, they found that […] there was a halo effect (e.g., when a "low cholesterol" claim was made, consumers perceived other nutrients, such as fat, also to be at low levels when they were actually high). Andrews reported that these misleading halos were reduced only when the claims were accompanied by an evaluative disclosure […]
2016, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Food and Nutrition Board, Food Literacy: How Do Communications and Marketing Impact Consumer Knowledge, Skills, and Behavior?, page 51:
- a circular annulus ring, frequently luminous, often golden, floating above the head
- A circular brace used to keep the head and neck in position.
- A roll bar placed in front of the driver, used to protect the cockpit of an open cockpit racecar.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of halo headlight.
alt of halo headlight
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| haloes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| halos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
halo blight · radiohalo · haloless · near-rectilinear halo orbit · Ulloa's halo · halofinding · solar halo · proton halo · pleochroic halo · halo effect · antihalo · massive compact halo object · Bouguer's halo · radio halo · dihalo · massive astronomical compact halo object · massive astrophysical compact halo object · halochalcogenate · haloesque · intrahalo · halo nucleus · nuclear halo · halo sign · sprite halo · haloscope · minihalo · microhalo · massive and compact halo object · protohalo · 22° halo · subhalo · halolike · enhalo · halo car · galactic halo · 22-degree halo · halo brim · Deuel's halo sign · halo hat · neutron halo · halo orbit
Synonyms
aureole (luminous disc around head of saints in paintings) · nimbus (luminous disc around head of saints in paintings)
Translations (144)
fi kuunkehä (atmospheric phenomenon) · ro aureolă (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · sq brerore (atmospheric phenomenon) · pt auréola (anything resembling the phenomenon) · it aura (metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment) · nl halo (atmospheric phenomenon) · pl halo (anything resembling the phenomenon) · hu haló (atmospheric phenomenon) · fa هاله نور (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · sq aureolë (atmospheric phenomenon) · de Nimbus (metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment) · sh светокруг (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · cs svatozář (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · vi hào quang (atmospheric phenomenon) · hi परिवेश (atmospheric phenomenon) · cy eurgylch (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · ro halo (atmospheric phenomenon) · pl gloria (metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment) · sh svetokrug (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · fr auréole (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · ca halo (atmospheric phenomenon) · lt halas (atmospheric phenomenon) · pt auréola (atmospheric phenomenon) · pt auréola (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · fi halo (atmospheric phenomenon) · ru нимб (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · ja 暈 (atmospheric phenomenon) · sh златокруг (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · hi उपसूर्यक (atmospheric phenomenon) · cy lleugylch (atmospheric phenomenon) · cs halo (atmospheric phenomenon) · fi halo (anything resembling the phenomenon) · hi तेजोमंडल (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · fr halo (atmospheric phenomenon) · fi sädekehä (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · mr तेजोवलय (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · sv aura (metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment) · cy lleugylch (anything resembling the phenomenon) · tr hale (atmospheric phenomenon) · fi kehä (atmospheric phenomenon) · ja 円光 (atmospheric phenomenon) · bg ареола (atmospheric phenomenon) · tr hale (anything resembling the phenomenon) · nv bináʼástłééʼ (atmospheric phenomenon) · el άλως (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · id nimbus (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · nl aureool (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · eo nimbo (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · tr ayla (atmospheric phenomenon) · pl aureola (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · da halo (atmospheric phenomenon) · sk žiara (atmospheric phenomenon) · it alone (anything resembling the phenomenon) · ar هَالَة (atmospheric phenomenon) · sh ореол (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · eo aŭreolo (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · ru орео́л (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · it nimbo (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · pl nimb (metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment) · es halo (atmospheric phenomenon) · ja 輪っか (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · hy բակ (atmospheric phenomenon) · fa هاله (atmospheric phenomenon) · nl aureool (anything resembling the phenomenon) · nl aura (metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment) · it aureola (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · gd fàinne-solais (anything resembling the phenomenon) · tr ağıl (atmospheric phenomenon) · el άλως (atmospheric phenomenon) · nn glorie (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · eo haloo (anything resembling the phenomenon) · mi amaia (anything resembling the phenomenon) · sh halo (atmospheric phenomenon) · nn halo (atmospheric phenomenon) · es aureola (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · el δόξα (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · te పరిధి (atmospheric phenomenon) · izh sappi (atmospheric phenomenon) · mi āwheo (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · tr hale (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · it nimbo (atmospheric phenomenon) · es nimbo (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · fa شایورد (atmospheric phenomenon) · et halo (atmospheric phenomenon) · hi मंडल (atmospheric phenomenon) · pt halo (atmospheric phenomenon) · de Heiligenschein (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · pl gloria (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · gd fàinne-solais (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · sv halo (atmospheric phenomenon) · cmn 圓光 /圆光 (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · bg ореол (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · fi sädekehä (metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment) · tl palaba (atmospheric phenomenon) · fa شادورد (atmospheric phenomenon) · pt nimbo (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · es halo (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · pl nimb (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · sh oreol (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · cmn 暈 /晕 (atmospheric phenomenon) · fr nimbe (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · eo haloo (atmospheric phenomenon) · pt halo (anything resembling the phenomenon) · nv bináʼástłééʼ (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · sh nimbus (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · uk орео́л (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · da glorie (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · fa هاله (anything resembling the phenomenon) · it alone (atmospheric phenomenon) · ru орео́л (metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment) · pl halo (atmospheric phenomenon) · fr halo (anything resembling the phenomenon) · pl aureola (atmospheric phenomenon) · grc ἅλως (atmospheric phenomenon) · lv halo (atmospheric phenomenon) · sv gloria (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · gl cerco (atmospheric phenomenon) · mi āwheo (anything resembling the phenomenon) · vi hào quang (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · nb glorie (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · ko 무리 (atmospheric phenomenon) · sh нимбус (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · gd fàinne-solais (atmospheric phenomenon) · fi auringonkehä (atmospheric phenomenon) · is geislabaugur (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · pt auréola (metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment) · nb halo (atmospheric phenomenon) · pl aureola (metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment) · de Halo (atmospheric phenomenon) · uk німб (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · bg ореол (metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment) · ru гало́ (atmospheric phenomenon) · it alone (metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment) · hu glória (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · sh хало (atmospheric phenomenon) · hi परिधि (atmospheric phenomenon) · sh zlatokrug (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · ro nimb (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · sa मण्डल (atmospheric phenomenon) · ga bogha (atmospheric phenomenon) · eu halo (atmospheric phenomenon) · hi सूर्यमंडल (atmospheric phenomenon) · el φωτοστέφανο (luminous disc around the heads of saints) · pl nimbus (luminous disc around the heads of saints)