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AURORA
Aurora
(noun) (Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos
aurora
(noun) an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth’s magnetic lines of force
dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow
(noun) the first light of day; “we got up before dawn”; “they talked until morning”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Aurora
(Roman god) Roman goddess of the dawn; equivalent of the Greek Eos. Sister of Luna and Sol.
A female given name from Latin, in regular use since the 19th century.
(astronomy) 94 Aurora, a main belt asteroid.
(naval) the Russian cruiser Aurora, a cruiser of Soviet Navy.
(poetic) the dawn
A town in Ontario, Canada; named for the goddess.
A town in Western Cape, South Africa; named for the goddess.
A town in Suriname.
A province of Philippines; named for First Lady Aurora Quezon.
A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
A historic district of Turin, Italy.
A locale in Brazil.
A municipality of Ceará.
A municipality of Santa Catarina.
A locale in Philippines.
A town in Isabela.
A town in Zamboanga del Sur; named for Aurora Quezon.
A locale in United States.
A city in Colorado; named for the goddess.
A city in Illinois and suburb of Chicago,; named for the goddess.
A city in Ohio.
A town in Erie County, New York.
A city in Missouri; named for the goddess.
A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Nebraska; named for the city in Illinois.
A city in Indiana; named for the goddess.
A city in Minnesota.
A city in Texas.
A town in Florence County, Wisconsin.
A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin.
A city in Utah; named for the aurora borealis seen in the area.
A city in Oregon; named for the daughter of the founder, Prussian-American mystic William Keil.
A village in Cayuga County, New York.
A town in South Dakota; named for the city in Illinois.
A town in North Carolina.
A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
A census-designated place in West Virginia.
A city in Iowa; named for the village of East Aurora, New York.
A town in Maine; named for the goddess.
A city in Kansas; named for the city in Illinois.
A neighborhood in New Orleans, Louisiana.
An unincorporated community in Arkansas.
An unincorporated community in California.
An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
A ghost town in Nevada; named for the goddess.
A ghost town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
An unincorporated community in Washington County, Wisconsin.
(historical) An island in Vanuatu t1=Maewo
(historical) An island in French Polynesia, t1=Makatea
Anagrams
• aroura
Etymology
Noun
aurora (plural auroras or aurorae)
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
• chasma (obsolete)
• polar light
Hyponyms
• (Northern Hemisphere): aurora borealis, northern lights
• (Southern Hemisphere): aurora australis, southern lights
Anagrams
• aroura
Source: Wiktionary
Au*ro"ra, n.; pl. E. Auroras (, L. (rarely used) Auroræ (. Etym: [L. aurora, for ausosa, akin to Gr. ushas, and E. east.]
1. The rising light of the morning; the dawn of day; the redness of the sky just before the sun rises.
2. The rise, dawn, or beginning. Hawthorne.
3. (Class. Myth.)
Definition: The Roman personification of the dawn of day; the goddess of the morning. The poets represented her a rising out of the ocean, in a chariot, with rosy fingers dropping gentle dew.
4. (Bot.)
Definition: A species of crowfoot. Johnson.
5. The aurora borealis or aurora australis (northern or southern lights). Aurora borealis (, i. e., northern daybreak; popularly called northern lights. A luminous meteoric phenomenon, visible only at night, and supposed to be of electrical origin. This species of light usually appears in streams, ascending toward the zenith from a dusky line or bank, a few degrees above the northern horizon; when reaching south beyond the zenith, it forms what is called the corona, about a spot in the heavens toward which the dipping needle points. Occasionally the aurora appears as an arch of light across the heavens from east to west. Sometimes it assumes a wavy appearance, and the streams of light are then called merry dancers. They assume a variety of colors, from a pale red or yellow to a deep red or blood color. The Aurora australis (is a corresponding phenomenon in the southern hemisphere, the streams of light ascending in the same manner from near the southern horizon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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