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halation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /həˈleɪʃən/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The action of light surrounding some object as if making a halo.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The blurring of light around a bright area of a photographic image, or on a television screen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English halo Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English halation From halo + -ation.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Japanese: ハレーション (harēshon) — the action of light surrounding some object as if making a halo
  • Russian: ореолообразование (oreoloobrazovanije) — the action of light surrounding some object as if making a halo
  • Spanish: halo — the action of light surrounding some object as if making a halo
  • Japanese: ハレーション (harēshon) — the blurring of light around a bright area of a photographic image, or on a television screen
  • Polish: halo — the blurring of light around a bright area of a photographic image, or on a television screen
  • Russian: орео́л (oreól) — the blurring of light around a bright area of a photographic image, or on a television screen
  • Spanish: halo — the blurring of light around a bright area of a photographic image, or on a television screen