halo
pronunciation
How to pronounce halo in British English:
UK [ˈheɪləʊ]
How to pronounce halo in American English:
US [ˈheɪloʊ]
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- Noun:
- an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
- a toroidal shape
- a circle of light around the sun or moon
Word Origin
- halo (n.)
- 1560s, "ring of light around the sun or moon," from Latin halo (nominative halos), from Greek halos "disk of the sun or moon; ring of light around the sun or moon" (also "disk of a shield"); ""threshing floor; garden," of unknown origin. The sense "threshing floor" (on which oxen trod out a circular path) probably is the original in Greek. The development to "disk" and then to "halo" would be via roundness. Sense of "light around the head of a holy person or deity" first recorded 1640s. As a verb from 1791 (implied in Haloed).
Example
- 1. Think there is a halo effect from apple product to apple product .
- 2. This was unsurprising as it backed up previous work on the halo effect .
- 3. The stellar halo is debris that surrounds our familiar white swirl of stars .
- 4. If smart people tend to be good-looking , that might explain the halo effect .
- 5. More generally , investors do not want the tech sector to lose its halo .