halonoun
uk/ˈheɪ.ləʊ/us/ˈheɪ.loʊ/plural haloes or halos[ C ] a ring of light around the head of a holy person in a religious drawing or painting
[ C usually singular ] a bright circle of light around something, or something that looks like this:
the halo around the moon
a halo of blonde curls
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Quantities & units of light
- aureole
- beam
- blip
- bright
- flash
- glare
- gleam
- glint
- lustre
- lux
- pencil
- photon
- pinprick
- point
- shaft
- sheen
- shine
- sparkle
- sunbeam
- twinkle
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