Halo

Meaning

halo (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)

Concepts

halo

corona

Synonyms

Hof

Lichthof

Halo-Effekt

Translations

halo

halo

halo

hale

halo

άλως

alone

difussiehalo

couronne

👑

nimbo

halos

halo

kring

⭕

auréola

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈhaːlo]

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin halo, from accusative of Latin halos, from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “disk of the sun or moon; ring of light around the sun or moon; threshing floor with its surrounding threshold; disk of a shield”).