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aureole

, aureola
1. (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
2. another name for corona
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aureole

[′ȯr·ē‚ōl]
(geology)
A ring-shaped contact zone surrounding an igneous intrusion. Also known as contact aureole; contact zone; exomorphic zone; metamorphic aureole; metamorphic zone; thermal aureole.
(meteorology)
A poorly developed corona in the atmosphere characterized by a bluish-white disk immediately around the luminous celestial body, as around the sun or moon in the fog.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

aureole

A pointed oval frame or glory around the head or body of a sacred figure; the radiance surrounding it. (See illustration p. 66.)
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(Taylor's troupe, which used to have an orchestra for fourweek seasons at City Centre years ago, is now caught between devil and deep blue sea -- between the live music it, like many dance companies, can no longer afford and the recordings that change both the acoustics and spontaneity of performance.) All seats on Tuesday were priced at $3.50, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Aureole, a work that helped to change the history of modern dance.
(2008), from Aureole Press at the University of Toledo-Ohio.
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