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Ulloa's halo

Ulloa's halo noun: synonym of glory (“optical phenomenon of concentric rings resembling a rainbow”).

Noun

Ulloa's halo (plural Ulloa's halos)

  1. Synonym of glory (“optical phenomenon of concentric rings resembling a rainbow”).
    Synonyms:
    glory

Synonyms of Ulloa's halo

Forms of Ulloa's halo

pluralUlloa's halos

Origin of Ulloa's halo

Named after Antonio de Ulloa of the French Geodesic Mission to the Equator, who witnessed it near the summit of the Pambamarca mountain in the Ecuadorian Andes.

Questions about Ulloa's halo

What does Ulloa's halo mean?
Ulloa's halo means synonym of glory (“optical phenomenon of concentric rings resembling a rainbow”).
What part of speech is Ulloa's halo?
Ulloa's halo is a noun.
What is the plural of Ulloa's halo?
The plural of Ulloa's halo is Ulloa's halos.

Words near Ulloa's halo in the dictionary

  1. ullmannites
  2. Ullmanns
  3. Ullmans
  4. ullo
  5. Ulloa
  6. Ulloa's halo
  7. Ulloa's ring
  8. Ulloa's rings
  9. Ulloas
  10. Ullock
  11. Ullom

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