halo |
haloscope |
As nouns the difference between halo and haloscope
is that
halo is 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 while
haloscope is an instrument for exhibition or illustration of the phenomena of halos, parhelia, and the like.
As a verb halo
is to encircle with a halo.
halo |
aureoled |
As a noun halo
is halo.
As an adjective aureoled is
surrounded by a corona or halo.
halo |
anthelion |
As nouns the difference between halo and anthelion
is that
halo is halo while
anthelion is a faint, white halo rarely seen in the sky opposite the sun on the parhelic circle.
halo |
nimbuslike |
As a noun halo
is halo.
As an adjective nimbuslike is
resembling or characteristic of a nimbus or halo.
halo |
microhalo |
As nouns the difference between halo and microhalo
is that
halo is halo while
microhalo is (astronomy) a small galactic halo.
halo |
minihalo |
As nouns the difference between halo and minihalo
is that
halo is halo while
minihalo is (astronomy) a relatively small, relatively cool halo.
halo |
paraselene |
As nouns the difference between halo and paraselene
is that
halo is 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 while
paraselene is a bright, circular spot, sometimes seen on a lunar halo, caused by refraction through ice crystals.
As a verb halo
is to encircle with a halo.
halo |
subhalo |
In astronomy terms the difference between halo and subhalo
is that
halo is 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 while
subhalo is a subset of a halo (of matter or dark matter around a galaxy.
As a verb halo
is to encircle with a halo.
halo |
halolike |
As a noun halo
is 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 a verb halo
is to encircle with a halo.
As an adjective halolike is
resembling a halo or some aspect of one.
halo |
gloriole |
As nouns the difference between halo and gloriole
is that
halo is 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 while
gloriole is halo.
As a verb halo
is to encircle with a halo.
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