Halo

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim 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.
2. isim 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.
3. isim Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.
4. isim nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.
5. isim The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.

   “her halo slipped”

6. isim The bias caused by the halo effect.
7. isim a circular annulus ring, frequently luminous, often golden, floating above the head
8. isim A circular brace used to keep the head and neck in position.
9. isim A roll bar placed in front of the driver, used to protect the cockpit of an open cockpit racecar.
10. isim Ellipsis of halo headlight.
11. fiil To encircle with a halo.
12. isim The anabolic steroid fluoxymesterone, also known as Halotestin.
13. isim Acronym of high altitude, low opening (“a type of skydiving where one leaves the launch platform from a high altitude and opens the parachute at a very low altitude”).

    “When you have enough experience, you can do a HALO jump.”

14. isim Acronym of hazardous area life-support organization.
15. isim Acronym of high altitude, low orbiting.

    “Weather balloons at maximum altitude are considered HALOs.”

16. isim Acronym of heavy assets, low obsolescence (“AI-resistant stocks”).

    “Call it the AI immunity trade, HALO—for “heavy assets, low obsolescence”—or just another iteration of the jitters that have periodically rippled through markets since the AI investing boom began. […] Not everyone is convinced the HALO hype will stick around.”

17. isim A member of the Angels Major League Baseball team.
18. isim Alternative letter-case form of HALO.