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▸ noun: (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.
▸ noun: Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.
▸ noun: (religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.
▸ noun: The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.
▸ noun: (advertising) The bias caused by the halo effect.
▸ noun: (art, religion, iconography) a circular annulus ring, frequently luminous, often golden, floating above the head
▸ noun: (medicine) A circular brace used to keep the head and neck in position.
▸ noun: (motor racing) A rollbar placed in front of the driver, used to protect the cockpit of an open cockpit racecar.
▸ verb: (transitive) To encircle with a halo.
▸ noun: (informal) A member of the Angels Major League Baseball team.
▸ noun: (automotive) Short for halo headlight. [(automotive) A kind of headlight arranged in a circular pattern.]
▸ noun: (parachuting) Acronym of high altitude, low opening. A type of skydiving where one leaves the launch platform from a high altitude and opens the parachute at a very low altitude.
▸ noun: Acronym of hazardous area life-support organization.
▸ noun: (aviation) Acronym of high altitude, low orbiting.
Similar:
aura,
nimbus,
ring,
annulus,
anchor ring,
glory,
doughnut,
anulus,
parhelic circle,
circumhorizontal arc,
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