Aurora (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural au·ro·ras, au·ro·rae [uh-rawr-ee, uh-rohr-ee] /əˈrɔr i, əˈroʊr i/ for defs. 2, 3.
  1. the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn.
  2. dawn.
  3. a radiant emission from the upper atmosphere that occurs sporadically over the middle and high latitudes of both hemispheres in the form of luminous bands, streamers, or the like, caused by the bombardment of the atmosphere with charged solar particles that are being guided along the earth's magnetic lines of force.
  4. a city in central Colorado, near Denver.
  5. a city in NE Illinois.
  6. a female given name.
noun plural -ras or -rae (-riː)
  1. an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands, curtains, or streamers of light, usually green, red, or yellow, that move across the sky in polar regions. It is caused by collisions between air molecules and charged particles from the sun that are trapped in the earth's magnetic field
  2. the dawn
noun
  1. the Roman goddess of the dawn
  2. the dawn or rise of something
noun
  1. another name for Maewo
Plural auroras aurorae (ə-rôr′ē)
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