"halation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /həˈleɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-halation.wav [Southern-England] Forms: halations [plural]
Etymology: From halo + -ation. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|halo|ation}} halo + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} halation (countable and uncountable, plural halations)
  1. The action of light surrounding some object as if making a halo. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the action of light surrounding some object as if making a halo): ореолообразование (oreoloobrazovanije) [neuter] (Russian), halo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-halation-en-noun-t3r6fPsS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'the action of light surrounding some object as if making a halo': 97 3
  2. The blurring of light around a bright area of a photographic image, or on a television screen. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the blurring of light around a bright area of a photographic image, or on a television screen): halo [neuter] (Polish), орео́л (oreól) [masculine] (Russian), halo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-halation-en-noun-E3VyOw9g Disambiguation of 'the blurring of light around a bright area of a photographic image, or on a television screen': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: overglow Related terms: halo Coordinate_terms: bloom

Inflected forms

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