halo

[ hey-loh ]

/ ˈheɪ loʊ /

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noun, plural ha·los, ha·loes.

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.

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).

Astronomy. a spherical cloud of gas clusters and stars that form part of a spiral galaxy.

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.

verb (used with object), ha·loed, ha·lo·ing.

to surround with a halo.

verb (used without object), ha·loed, ha·lo·ing.

to form a halo.

Origin of halo

1555–65; <Latin, accusative of halōs circle round sun or moon <Greek hálōs such a circle, disk, originally threshing floor

OTHER WORDS FROM halo

un·ha·loed, adjective

Words nearby halo

Hally, halm, halma, Halmahera, Halmstad, halo, halobacteria, halobiont, halo blight, halocarbon, halocline

Definition for halo (2 of 2)

halo-

a combining form meaning “salt,” used in the formation of compound words (halophyte); sometimes specialized as a combining form of halogen (halothane).

Also especially before a vowel, hal-.

Origin of halo-

<Greek, combining form of háls salt

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Example sentences from the Web for halo

“You gotta play ‘Halo’ for your angel-fish,” she instructs.
How Aidy Bryant Stealthily Became Your Favorite ‘Saturday Night Live’ Star|Kevin Fallon|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For Microsoft in 2014, this meant showing the new Call of Duty, a Halo collection, and other entries in established franchises.
Video Games Go Wild for Reboots|Alec Kubas-Meyer|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Maybe someday, the ARC4 system could even turn your walk to work into a game of Halo.
Augmented Reality System Goes From Military to Market|Rose Eveleth|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Functionally, the end product makes walking around look a lot like playing a first-person shooter game like Halo.
Augmented Reality System Goes From Military to Market|Rose Eveleth|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The star is the cream itself, as opulent as crème fraiche, with vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, etc., serving as a sort of halo.
The Secret to This Ice Cream: Pampered Cows|Jane & Michael Stern|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A halo of deepest interest surrounded the history of Linlithgow, whose every stone spoke volumes of the storied past.
From John O'Groats to Land's End|Robert Naylor and John Naylor
She was filled with wonder at the great change and testified with a halo of glory beaming from her countenance.
Birth of a Reformation|Andrew Byers
The halo of victory which had crowned his departure from Paris was rapidly fading.
Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art|John Gould Fletcher
They wove no mild sort of halo for the head of a shillelagh-flourishing Whitechapel Countess descended from the writer and doer.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete|George Meredith
They raised the dust like a troop of sheep and moved in a halo of it.
The Velvet Glove|Henry Seton Merriman

British Dictionary definitions for halo (1 of 2)

halo

/ (ˈheɪləʊ) /

noun plural -loes or -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

astronomy a spherical cloud of stars surrounding the Galaxy and other spiral galaxies

verb -loes, -los, -loing or -loed

to surround with or form a halo

Derived forms of halo

halo-like, adjective

Word Origin for halo

C16: from Medieval Latin, from Latin halōs circular threshing floor, from Greek

British Dictionary definitions for halo (2 of 2)

halo-

hali- or before a vowel hal-

combining form

indicating salt or the seahalophyte

relating to or containing a halogenhalothane

Word Origin for halo-

from Greek hals, hal- sea, salt

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for halo (1 of 2)

halo

[ hā′lō ]

n. pl. ha•los

A reddish yellow ring surrounding the optic disk, caused by an expansion of the scleral ring that makes the deeper structures visible.

Glaucomatous halo.

A ring of light surrounding a luminous body.

Medical definitions for halo (2 of 2)

halo-

pref.

Salt:halophilic.

Halogen:halide.

Scientific definitions for halo

halo

[ hā′lō ]

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.

单词	halo
释义	halo [ hey-loh ] / ˈheɪ loʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR halo ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural ha·los, ha·loes. 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. 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). Astronomy. a spherical cloud of gas clusters and stars that form part of a spiral galaxy. 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. verb (used with object), ha·loed, ha·lo·ing. to surround with a halo. verb (used without object), ha·loed, ha·lo·ing. to form a halo. Origin of halo 1555–65; <Latin, accusative of halōs circle round sun or moon <Greek hálōs such a circle, disk, originally threshing floor OTHER WORDS FROM halo un·ha·loed, adjective Words nearby halo Hally, halm, halma, Halmahera, Halmstad, halo, halobacteria, halobiont, halo blight, halocarbon, halocline Definition for halo (2 of 2) halo- a combining form meaning “salt,” used in the formation of compound words (halophyte); sometimes specialized as a combining form of halogen (halothane). Also especially before a vowel, hal-. Origin of halo- <Greek, combining form of háls salt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for halo “You gotta play ‘Halo’ for your angel-fish,” she instructs. How Aidy Bryant Stealthily Became Your Favorite ‘Saturday Night Live’ Star\|Kevin Fallon\|October 31, 2014\|DAILY BEAST For Microsoft in 2014, this meant showing the new Call of Duty, a Halo collection, and other entries in established franchises. Video Games Go Wild for Reboots\|Alec Kubas-Meyer\|July 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Maybe someday, the ARC4 system could even turn your walk to work into a game of Halo. Augmented Reality System Goes From Military to Market\|Rose Eveleth\|May 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Functionally, the end product makes walking around look a lot like playing a first-person shooter game like Halo. Augmented Reality System Goes From Military to Market\|Rose Eveleth\|May 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The star is the cream itself, as opulent as crème fraiche, with vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, etc., serving as a sort of halo. The Secret to This Ice Cream: Pampered Cows\|Jane & Michael Stern\|May 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A halo of deepest interest surrounded the history of Linlithgow, whose every stone spoke volumes of the storied past. From John O'Groats to Land's End\|Robert Naylor and John Naylor She was filled with wonder at the great change and testified with a halo of glory beaming from her countenance. Birth of a Reformation\|Andrew Byers The halo of victory which had crowned his departure from Paris was rapidly fading. Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art\|John Gould Fletcher They wove no mild sort of halo for the head of a shillelagh-flourishing Whitechapel Countess descended from the writer and doer. The Amazing Marriage, Complete\|George Meredith They raised the dust like a troop of sheep and moved in a halo of it. The Velvet Glove\|Henry Seton Merriman British Dictionary definitions for halo (1 of 2) halo / (ˈheɪləʊ) / noun plural -loes or -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 astronomy a spherical cloud of stars surrounding the Galaxy and other spiral galaxies verb -loes, -los, -loing or -loed to surround with or form a halo Derived forms of halo halo-like, adjective Word Origin for halo C16: from Medieval Latin, from Latin halōs circular threshing floor, from Greek British Dictionary definitions for halo (2 of 2) halo- hali- or before a vowel hal- combining form indicating salt or the seahalophyte relating to or containing a halogenhalothane Word Origin for halo- from Greek hals, hal- sea, salt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to halo radiance, glory, nimbus, aurora, corona, aura, aureole, aureola, halation Medical definitions for halo (1 of 2) halo [ hā′lō ] n. pl. ha•los A reddish yellow ring surrounding the optic disk, caused by an expansion of the scleral ring that makes the deeper structures visible. Glaucomatous halo. A ring of light surrounding a luminous body. Medical definitions for halo (2 of 2) halo- pref. Salt:halophilic. Halogen:halide. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for halo halo [ hā′lō ] 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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halo

noun, plural ha·los, ha·loes.

verb (used with object), ha·loed, ha·lo·ing.

verb (used without object), ha·loed, ha·lo·ing.

Origin of halo

OTHER WORDS FROM halo

Words nearby halo

Definition for halo (2 of 2)

Origin of halo-

Example sentences from the Web for halo

British Dictionary definitions for halo (1 of 2)

noun plural -loes or -los

verb -loes, -los, -loing or -loed

Derived forms of halo

Word Origin for halo

British Dictionary definitions for halo (2 of 2)

hali- or before a vowel hal-

combining form

Word Origin for halo-

Words related to halo

Medical definitions for halo (1 of 2)

n. pl. ha•los

Medical definitions for halo (2 of 2)

pref.

Scientific definitions for halo