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Aurora

/ɔːˈɹɔː.ɹə/

An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.

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📖 Definitions of "Aurora"

noun

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An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.

🔄 Synonyms of "Aurora"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
dayspringnoun	(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
sunrisenoun	The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
dawningnoun	The first beginnings of something.
first lightnoun	The time when light first appears in the morning; dawn, especially the start of dawn.
morningnoun	The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon.
cockcrownoun	The time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light
break of daynoun	Daybreak.
sunupnoun	(US) The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
break of the daynoun	the first light of day
dawnnoun	(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
daybreaknoun	The beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.

↔️ Antonyms of "Aurora"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
sundownnoun	(now chiefly US) Sunset.
sunsetnoun	The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Aurora"

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Word	Definition
sunrisenoun	The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
sunupnoun	(US) The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
first lightnoun	The time when light first appears in the morning; dawn, especially the start of dawn.
cockcrownoun	The time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light
dayspringnoun	(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
dawningnoun	The first beginnings of something.
daybreaknoun	The beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.
dawnnoun	(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
break of daynoun	Daybreak.
morningnoun	The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon.
break of the daynoun	the first light of day
daysidenoun	(astronomy) The side of a planet or other body that faces towards the sun or star around which it orbits
mornnoun	(now poetic) Morning.
aircraftnoun	A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.
ramonanoun	A female given name from Spanish.
aurore	(also known as Seibel 5279) a white complex hybrid grape variety produced by French viticulturist Albert Seibel and used for wine production mostly in the United States and Canada.
morningtidenoun	(poetic, literary, archaic) Morning time.
airglownoun	A faint illumination in the sky due to photochemical luminescence in the upper atmosphere, now rarely observed by earthbound humans without the assistance of instruments.
auranoun	(figurative, with about, of) A distinctive atmosphere or quality surrounding or associated with something or someone.
opal auranoun	Synonym of angel aura.