aureole

[ awr-ee-ohl ]

/ ˈɔr iˌoʊl /

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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.

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Also au·re·o·la

[aw-ree-uh-luh, uh-ree-] /ɔˈri ə lə, əˈri-/.

Origin of aureole

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English, from Latin aureola (corona) “golden (crown),” equivalent to aure(us) “golden” (see aureate) + -ola, feminine of -olus noun suffix (see -ole¹)

Words nearby aureole

aureate language, aurelia, aurelian, aurelius, aurene glass, aureole, aureolin, aureomycin, aureus, auri-, auric

Definition for aureola (2 of 2)

corona

[ kuh-roh-nuh ]

/ kəˈroʊ nə /

noun, plural co·ro·nas, co·ro·nae [kuh-roh-nee] /kəˈroʊ ni/.

a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.

Meteorology. such a circle or set of circles having a small radius and ranging in color from blue inside to red outside, attributable to the diffraction caused by thin clouds, mist, or sometimes dust (distinguished from halo).

Also called au·re·o·la

[aw-ree-uh-luh, uh-ree-] /ɔˈri ə lə, əˈri-/, aureole. Astronomy. a faintly luminous envelope outside of the sun's chromosphere, the inner part consisting of highly ionized elements.

a long, straight, untapered cigar, rounded at the closed end.

Botany. a crownlike appendage, especially one on the inner side of a corolla, as in the narcissus.

Anatomy. the upper portion or crown of a part, as of the head.

any part or structure suggestive of a crown or curved crown shape.

Pathology. a coronavirus, especially COVID-19.

Electricity. corona discharge.

Architecture. the projecting, slablike member of a classical cornice supported by the bed molding or by modillions, dentils, etc., and supporting the cymatium.

the tonsure of a cleric.

Ecclesiastical. a gold-colored stripe around the lower edge of a clerical headdress, as of a miter.

a chandelier of wrought metal, having the form of one or more concentric hoops.

Origin of corona

First recorded in 1555–65; from Latin corōna “garland, crown” (see crown), from Greek korṓnē “crown, curved object”; akin to korōnís “curved, beaked,” kórax “crow, raven” (see crow¹)

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His face wore a look of triumph, and was surrounded by an aureola which dazzled Rosanette.
Sentimental Education, Volume II|Gustave Flaubert
“It is the aureola which has stolen into my heart,” thought Cristobal.
Fairy Book|Sophie May
The aureola, when enveloping the whole body, is generally oval or elliptical in form, but is occasionally circular or quatrefoil.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8|Various
They are generally surrounded by an aureola known as the penumbra, and sensibly less luminous than the other portions of the orb.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 441|Various

The rays quivered everywhere in the air, and the aureola filled the world.
Psyche|Louis Couperus

British Dictionary definitions for aureola (1 of 2)

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

British Dictionary definitions for aureola (2 of 2)

corona

/ (kəˈrəʊnə) /

noun plural -nas or -nae (-niː)

a circle of light around a luminous body, usually the moon

Also called: aureole the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere, visible as a faint halo during a solar eclipse

architect the flat vertical face of a cornice just above the soffit

something resembling a corona or halo

a circular chandelier suspended from the roof of a church

botany

the trumpet-shaped part of the corolla of daffodils and similar plants; the crown
a crown of leafy outgrowths from inside the petals of some flowers

anatomy a crownlike structure, such as the top of the head

zoology the head or upper surface of an animal, such as the body of an echinoid or the disc and arms of a crinoid

a long cigar with blunt ends

physics short for corona discharge

Word Origin for corona

C16: from Latin: crown, from Greek korōne anything curved; related to Greek korōnis wreath, korax crow, Latin curvus curved

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Medical definitions for aureola

corona

[ kə-rō′nə ]

n. pl. co•ro•nas

The crownlike upper portion of a body part or structure, such as the top of the head.

Scientific definitions for aureola (1 of 2)

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.

Scientific definitions for aureola (2 of 2)

corona

[ kə-rō′nə ]

Plural coronas coronae (kə-rō′nē)

The luminous, irregular envelope of gas outside the chromosphere of a star. The Sun's corona is composed of ionized gas between approximately 1,000,000°K and 2,000,000°K and has an extremely low density. This phenomenon is visible only during a solar eclipse.

A faintly colored luminous ring appearing to surround a celestial body (such as the Moon or Sun) that is visible through a haze or thin cloud, caused by diffraction of light from suspended matter in the intervening medium. Also called aureole

A faint glow of the air in the region of very strong electric fields, caused by ionization of the air molecules and flow of current in that region in corona discharge.

The crownlike upper portion of a bodily part or structure, such as the top of the head.

A crown-shaped structure on the inner side of the petals of some flowers, such as the daffodil.

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noun, plural co·ro·nas, co·ro·nae [kuh-roh-nee] /kəˈroʊ ni/.

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