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halation

ha·la·tion [ hə láysh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. fuzzy glow in photograph: a blurred bright patch around a light source on a photographic image. It is caused by light being reflected off the film base and back onto the light-sensitive layer.

2. halo around bright television image: a patch or ring of glowing light around a bright object on a television screen

[Mid-19th century. <halo]
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