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Auroras - English meaning

ɔːˈrɔː.rə

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noun

A natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streamers of reddish or greenish light in the sky, especially near the northern or southern magnetic pole. the effect is caused by the interaction of charged particles from the sun with atoms in the upper atmosphere. in northern and southern regions it is respectively called aurora borealis or northern lights and aurora australis or southern lights.

Usage examples:

The hubble space telescope has spotted auroras near the poles of both saturn and jupiter.
noun

The dawn.

proper noun

Goddess of the dawn.

proper noun

A city in north central colorado, east of denver; population 319,057 (est. 2008).

proper noun

An industrial city in northeastern illinois; population 171,782 (est. 2008).

noun

A natural appearance of coloured light in the sky that is usually seen in the latitudes (= parts of earth) nearest the arctic or antarctic

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极光

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Aurora's, Aurora

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Aurores

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Polarlichter

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औरोरस, तड़का, अस्र्णोदय, ऊषा

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Aurore

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오로라

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Полярные сияния, Аврора

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Auroras, Aurora

Word origin

late Middle English (originally in aurora (sense 2)): from Latin, ‘dawn, goddess of the dawn’. aurora (sense 1) dates from the early 18th century.

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