aureole
[ awr-ee-ohl ]
/ ˈɔr iˌoʊl /
noun
a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.
any encircling ring of light or color; halo.
Astronomy.
corona(def 3).
Geology.
a zone of altered country rock around an igneous intrusion.
Also
au·re·o·la
[aw-ree-uh-luh, uh-ree-] /ɔˈri ə lə, əˈri-/.
Words nearby aureole
aureate language,
aurelia,
aurelian,
aurelius,
aurene glass,
aureole,
aureolin,
aureomycin,
aureus,
auri-,
auric
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British Dictionary definitions for aureole
aureole
aureola (ɔːˈriːələ)
/ (ˈɔːrɪˌəʊl) /
noun
(esp in paintings of Christian saints and the deity) a border of light or radiance enveloping the head or sometimes the whole of a figure represented as holy
a less common word for halo
another name for corona (def. 2)
Word Origin for aureole
C13: from Old French
auréole, from Medieval Latin (
corōna)
aureola golden (crown), from Latin
aureolus golden, from
aurum gold
Scientific definitions for aureole
aureole
[ ôr′ē-ōl′ ]
A band of metamorphic rock surrounding a body of cooled magma. Aureoles form through the process of contact metamorphism. See more at contact metamorphism.
See corona.