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The action of light surrounding some object as if making a halo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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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
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.
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Japanese:
ハレーション
(harēshon)
— the action of light surrounding some object as if making a halo
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Russian:
ореолообразование
(oreoloobrazovanije)
— the action of light surrounding some object as if making a halo
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Spanish:
halo
— the action of light surrounding some object as if making a halo
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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
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Polish:
halo
— the blurring of light around a bright area of a photographic image, or on a television screen
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Russian:
орео́л
(oreól)
— the blurring of light around a bright area of a photographic image, or on a television screen
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Spanish:
halo
— the blurring of light around a bright area of a photographic image, or on a television screen