As nouns the difference between skydiving and halo
is that
skydiving is the practice of performing acrobatic movements during the freefall phase of a parachute jump while
halo is (astronomy) a 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.
As verbs the difference between skydiving and halo
is that
skydiving is while
halo is to encircle with a halo.
skydiving English
Alternative forms
* sky diving
* sky-diving
Noun
( wikipedia skydiving)
The practice of performing acrobatic movements during the freefall phase of a parachute jump.
Derived terms
* formation skydiving
* indoor skydiving
* tandem skydiving
See also
* parachuting
Verb
(head)
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halo Noun
(en-noun)
(astronomy) A 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.
(astronomy) A 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.
Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.
(religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.
The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.
Synonyms
* (luminous disc around head of saints in paintings) aureole, nimbus
Derived terms
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Verb
(es)
To encircle with a halo.
Related terms
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References
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