HALOES

6 letters 9 Scrabble points

Definition of HALOES

noun

  1. A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.

  2. A cloud of gas and other matter surrounding and captured by the gravitational field of a large diffuse astronomical object, such as a galaxy or cluster of galaxies.

  3. Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.

Related words: aureole nimbus

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters H A L O E S
Length 6 letters
Scrabble Score 9 points

Anagrams of HALOES

Words that use the same letters:

HAOLES

Words Containing "HALOES"

ENHALOES HALOESQUE

Words Starting with "HALOES"

HALOESQUE

Words Ending with "HALOES"

ENHALOES