halation

həˈleɪʃən

Definition

Definition of halation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

optics

Rare

light forming a halo around an object

Rare

The halation made the streetlamp look ethereal.

aureole

corona

glow

photography

TECH.

bright ring around light source due to film reflection

TECH.

Old films often show halation around bright lights.

glare

halo

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Images of halation

light forming a halo around an object
bright ring around light source due to film reflection

Origin of halation

Latin, halare (to breathe)

Examples of halation in a sentence

Halation around the moon added a mystical effect to the night sky.
The photographer adjusted the lens to reduce halation.
Halation can affect the clarity of the final image.

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French:halation, ...
German:Lichthofbildung, Halo, ...
Italian:alone, ...
Spanish:halación, ...
Portuguese:halo luminoso, halo, ...
Chinese:光晕, 晕影, ...
Japanese:ハレーション, ...
Arabic:هَالَة ضَوْئِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:הֵילָה, הִלָּה, ...
Russian:гало, ореол, ...
Ukrainian:галація, ...
Hindi:प्रभामंडल, हैलेशन, ...
Bengali:হ্যালেশন, ...
Catalan:halació, ...
Czech:halace, světelný lem, ...
Danish:glorie, halation, ...
Dutch:halo, halatie, ...
Greek:αύρα, ...
Hungarian:haláció, ...
Khmer:រង្វង់ពន្លឺ, រង្វង់ពន្លឺភ្លឺជុំវិញប្រភពពន្លឺក្នុងរូបថត, ...
Korean:후광, 헤일레이션, ...
Persian:هاله نوری, هالیشن, ...
Polish:poświata, halacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):auréola, halação, ...
Romanian:halou, reflexie luminoasă, ...
Swedish:halation, ...
Thai:แสงรัศมี, วงแหวนสว่าง, ...
Turkish:halasyon, hale, ...
Vietnamese:vầng hào quang, hiện tượng quầng sáng, ...

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