ALL meanings of halo
ha·lo
H h - noun halo A disk or circle of light shown surrounding or above the head of a saint or holy person to represent their holiness. 1
- noun halo on angel, saint 1
- noun halo around light source 1
- noun halo atmosphere 1
- noun plural halo 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. 1
- noun plural halo an atmosphere or quality of glory, majesty, sanctity, or the like: the halo around Shakespeare's works; She put a halo around her son. 1
- noun plural halo Meteorology. any 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). 1
- noun plural halo Astronomy. a spherical cloud of gas clusters and stars that form part of a spiral galaxy. 1
- noun plural halo an 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. 1
- verb with object halo to surround with a halo. 1
- verb without object halo to form a halo. 1
- noun halo (astronomy) 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. 0
- noun halo (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. 0
- noun halo Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs. 0
- noun halo (religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings. 0
- noun halo The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity. 0
- verb halo (Transitive Verb) To encircle with a halo. 0
- countable noun halo 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. 0
- countable noun halo A halo is a circle of light round a person or thing, or something that looks like a circle of light. 0
- noun halo a disc or ring of light around the head of an angel, saint, etc, as in painting or sculpture 0
- noun halo the aura surrounding an idealized, famous, or admired person, thing, or event 0
- noun halo a circle of light around the sun or moon, caused by the refraction of light by particles of ice 0
- noun halo a spherical cloud of stars surrounding the Galaxy and other spiral galaxies 0
- verb halo to surround with or form a halo 0
- noun halo a ring of light that seems to encircle the sun, moon, or other luminous body: it results from the refraction of light through ice crystals in our atmosphere 0
- noun halo a spherical distribution of stars and star clusters extending beyond the main body of certain galaxies, as the Milky Way 0
- noun halo a symbolic disk or ring of light shown around or above the head of a saint, etc., as in pictures; nimbus: often used as a symbol of virtue or innocence 0
- noun halo the splendor or glory with which a famed, revered, or idealized person or thing is invested 0
- verb transitive halo to encircle with a halo 0