• Bosnian: oreol, nimbus
• Czech: svatozář
• Dutch: aureool
• Finnish: sädekehä
• French: auréole
• German: Heiligenschein
• Greek: κύκλος φωτός
• Hindi: तेजोमंडल
• Hungarian: glória
• Icelandic: geislabaugur
• Italian: nimbo, aureola
• Japanese: 輪っか
• Marathi: तेजोवलय
• Portuguese: auréola
• Russian: нимб
• Scottish Gaelic: fàinne-solais
• Serbian:

  Cyrillic: ореол, нимбус

  Roman: oreol, nimbus

• Spanish: nimbo
• Swedish: gloria

• Dutch: aura

Verb

en-verb es

1. To encircle with a halo.

Translations

Related terms

• halation

References

Breton

Noun

halo

1. saliva

Dutch

Etymology

From etyl la halos from etyl grc ἅλως, (also | and |), itself of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• /ˈha.lo/|lang=nl

Noun

1. Halo i atmospheric phenomenon.
2. Similar visual effect resulting from undesirable, roughly circular spots on an imperfectly developed photograph.

References

Finnish

Etymology 1

Verb

halo

Etymology 2

Noun

1. halo

Derived terms

• haloilmiö

French

Etymology

From etyl la halos from etyl grc ἅλως, (also | and |), itself of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• lang=fr|/ˈhalo/

Noun

fr-noun m

1. Halo i atmospheric phenomenon
2. Similar visual effect resulting from undesirable, roughly circular spots on an imperfectly developed photograph.

References

Indonesian

Interjection

halo

1. hello

Halo may refer to:

• Halo (religious iconography), a ring of light that surrounds an object in religious iconography
• Halo (optical phenomenon), a ring of light that surrounds an object
• Halo (medicine), used to immobilize cervical neck (spinal) fractures
• Halo (comics), a DC Comics superhero
• Halo (horse), an American thoroughbred racehorse
• Halo (visualization technique), a computer interface technique that uses arcs to point users to off-screen locations
• Halo, West Virginia
• Halo (bar), a gay bar in Washington, D.C.
• HALO or High Altitude Low Opening, a form of parachute jump
• Galactic halo, a ring of gas and stars surrounding a galaxy, and in particular the Milky Way Galaxy

Video games

Halo, a notable game series which has expanded into a franchise. The game series consists of:

• Halo: Combat Evolved, a first-person shooter for the Xbox console, Windows, and Mac OS X
• Halo 2, the sequel to the first game released on the Xbox and then later for Windows
• Halo 3, the last game in the series' main story arc released for the Xbox 360
• Halo Wars, a real time strategy game based within the same fictional universe for the Xbox 360
• Halo Chronicles, an episodic game based on the series' universe which is being developed by film director Peter Jackson.

Military

• BAE HALO (High Altitude Low Observability), a military aircraft under development
• Mil Mi-26 or Halo, a heavy transport helicopter

Science

• Halo effect, a cognitive bias whereby the perception of a particular trait is influenced by the perception of the former traits
• Galactic halo, a region of space surrounding spiral galaxies
• Nuclear halo, a shape exhibited by some exotic atomic nuclei
• Halo-, a chemical prefix indicating halogen
• Halo orbit, a class of orbit around a Lagrange Point.

Popular music

• Halo, a heavy metal song by Machine Head.
• Halo, a pop/rock song by Bethany Joy Galeotti (credited as Haley James Scott).
• Halo, a song by Porcupine Tree.

Other

• HALO Trust or Hazardous Areas Life-Support Organization, a charity for removing war debris
• Halo vehicle, an automobile marketing strategy
• Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, sometimes referred to by fans or media as The Halos
• HALO: Hidden Alias List Operation, a fictional witness protection program in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
• Halo, a type of windmill breakdance move
• HALO is the numbering schema for albums released by the band Nine Inch Nails.

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