halo
/ˈheɪləʊ/noun
उच्चारण हेलो
प्रभामंडल, आभामंडल
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a circle of light shown around or above the head of a holy person in a painting
प्रभामंडल, आभामंडल
- Saints are painted with a halo.
- The painting showed the saint with a halo above his head.
- The artist painted a golden halo above the angel's head.
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- Statues of the saint in the church all had a halo carved in stone.
- In the old miniature painting, every holy figure wears a halo.
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a circle of light around the sun or moon
(सूर्य या चंद्र का) प्रभामंडल
- a halo around the moon
- A faint halo appeared around the moon before the rain.
- We saw a bright halo around the moon on a cold winter night.
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- A halo around the sun sometimes means rain is coming.
- The thin clouds produced a pale halo that lasted for nearly an hour.
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ha·lo
?Which word?
Keep the light-circle words together: halo, aura (a quality around a person), corona (the outer layer of the sun's atmosphere), nimbus.
प्रकाश-वृत्त के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: halo, aura (व्यक्ति के चारों ओर गुण), corona (सूर्य के वायुमंडल की बाहरी परत), nimbus।
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General knowledge
Psychology: the halo effect is the tendency to think that a person who is good in one way is good in all ways.
मनोविज्ञान में halo effect यह मानने की प्रवृत्ति है कि जो व्यक्ति एक तरह से अच्छा है वह सब तरह से अच्छा है।
Science: a halo around the sun or moon is caused by light passing through ice crystals in high clouds.
विज्ञान में सूर्य या चंद्रमा के चारों ओर प्रभामंडल ऊँचे बादलों के हिम-क्रिस्टलों से प्रकाश गुज़रने से बनता है।