Halo

n. nimbus, circle of light surrounding the head of a saint or divine being; circle of light around an object caused by the refraction of light

This article is about a musician. For other uses, see Halo (disambiguation). HaLo (Ayako Hirakata) is a Japanese J-Pop musician. Hirakata can be heard on Lori Carson's The Finest Thing. Hirakata has also worked with Kate St John and Sid Griffin, and has a separate recording career in Japan.
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Halo may refer to: Halo (medicine), used in to immobilise cervical neck (spinal) fracturesHalo (optical phenomenon), a ring of light that surrounds an objectHalo (religious iconography), a ring of light that surrounds an object in religious iconographyHalo (comics), a DC Comics superheroHalo (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorseHalos, a variation of the Windmill breakdance moveHalo, West VirginiaHalo (swimming), template used on a swim bench to promote proper short axis technique for various swim strokesHalo naevus, a medical condition that causes white circles around moles
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HALO/HAHO are acronyms that describe methods of delivering personnel, equipment, and supplies from a transport aircraft at a high altitude via free-fall parachute insertion. HALO (High Altitude-Low Opening) and HAHO (High Altitude-High Opening) are also known as Military Free Falls (MFF).In the HALO technique, the parachutist opens his parachute at a low altitude after free-falling for a period of time, while in the HAHO technique, the parachutist opens his parachute at a high altitude just a few seconds after jumping from the aircraft. HALO techniques date back to 1960 when the U.S. Air Force was conducting experiments that followed earlier work by Colonel John Stapp in the late 1940s[1] through early 1950s on survivability factors for high-flying pilots needing to eject at high altitudes. In recent years, the HALO technique has been practised by civilians as a form of skydiving. HAHO is used for delivering equipment, supplies, or personnel, while HALO is generally used only for personnel.
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Halo- is a Greek prefix meaning "salt." In biology, it is often used to indicate halotolerance and it a portion of many words:HalobacteriaHalophileHalophyte
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Halo /ha·lo/ 1. a luminous or colored circle, as the colored circle seen around a light in glaucoma. 2. [more]Halo - Community and Resources

Noun
1. an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
(synonym) aura, aureole, nimbus, glory, gloriole
(hypernym) light, lightness
2. a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"
(synonym) ring, annulus, anulus, doughnut, anchor ring
(hypernym) toroid
(hyponym) fairy ring, fairy circle
3. a circle of light around the sun or moon
(hypernym) atmospheric phenomenon
(hyponym) solar halo, parhelic circle, parhelic ring

n. halo, nimbus, circle of light surrounding the head of a saint or divine being; circle of light around an object caused by the refraction of light