au
reole
Plural
aureoles
1
a light, usually in the shape of a circle, around the body or head of a sacred person
- The painting showed the Virgin Mary with a golden aureole.
- Saints were often portrayed with an aureole to signify their sanctity.
- Medieval artists used the aureole to distinguish divine figures.
- The fresco's central figure was framed by a glowing aureole.
- The sculpture included an aureole carved from translucent stone.
2
the shining area that surrounds the sun and other stars
- During the eclipse, the sun's aureole blazed around the darkened disk.
- Scientists studied the aureole to understand solar wind and magnetic fields.
- The aureole revealed complex structures in the sun's corona.
- Photographs captured the delicate filaments of the solar aureole.
- The aureole's brightness varied with solar activity.
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