noun🔗ShareHalo, auréoleA 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."A vibrant halo encircled the moon, making the night sky extra beautiful. "Un halo vibrant encerclait la lune, rendant le ciel nocturne extraordinairement beau.weatherastronomynaturephysicsphenomenaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHalo, couronneA cloud of gas and other matter surrounding and captured by the gravitational field of a large diffuse astronomical object, such as a galaxy or cluster of galaxies."The Andromeda galaxy's halo contains vast amounts of dark matter. "Le halo de la galaxie d'Andromède contient d'énormes quantités de matière noire.astronomyspacephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAuréoleAnything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs."The blurry halo around the image on the printout was caused by a problem during the photo developing process. "L'auréole floue autour de l'image sur l'impression était due à un problème lors du développement de la photo.appearancearttechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAuréole, nimbeNimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings."In the painting, the saint had a golden halo around his head, shining brightly. "Dans la peinture, le saint avait une auréole dorée autour de la tête, brillant vivement.artreligiontheologyappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAuréole, haloThe metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity."The winning team's coach radiated a halo of admiration and respect from the other players. "L'entraîneur de l'équipe gagnante irradiait une auréole d'admiration et de respect de la part des autres joueurs.appearancemythologyreligionliteraturephilosophyartsoulChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAuréole(iconography) a circular annulus ring, frequently luminous, often golden, floating above the head"The saint's halo shone brightly in the stained-glass window of the church. "L'auréole du saint brillait vivement dans le vitrail de l'église.artreligionappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCercle, auréoleA circular brace used to keep the head and neck in position."The doctor used a halo to keep the injured athlete's neck stable during recovery. "Le médecin a utilisé un cercle pour maintenir le cou de l'athlète blessé stable pendant la convalescence.medicinedevicebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareArceau de sécuritéA rollbar placed in front of the driver, used to protect the cockpit of a open cockpit racecar."The race car driver's head was protected by the halo after a collision. "La tête du pilote de course a été protégée par l'arceau de sécurité après une collision.vehiclesporttechnologypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAuréolerTo encircle with a halo."The sun, shining through the stained glass window, seemed to halo the teacher as she read the story. "Le soleil, brillant à travers le vitrail, semblait auréoler la professeur pendant qu'elle lisait l'histoire.religionartappearancemythologytheologysoulsupernaturalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
