aurora

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɔːˈrɔːrə/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈrɔrə/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ô rôr′ə, ô rōr′ə, ə rôr′ə, ə rōr′ə)

au•ro•ra /əˈrɔrə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. au•ro•ras, au•ro•rae /əˈrɔri/.USA pronunciation

dawn.
Meteorologybands of colored light in the upper atmosphere, visible at night in polar areas.

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aurora /ɔːˈrɔːrə/ n ( pl -ras, -rae /-riː/)

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
poetic the dawn

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin: dawn; see eastauˈroral adj

Au•ro•ra (ô rôr′ə, ô rōr′ə, ə rôr′ə, ə rōr′ə),USA pronunciation n.

Mythologythe ancient Roman goddess of the dawn. Cf. Eos.
(l.c.) dawn.
Meteorology(l.c.) 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.
Place Namesa city in central Colorado, near Denver. 158,588.
Place Namesa city in NE Illinois. 81,293.
a female given name.

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Aurora /ɔːˈrɔːrə/ n

Aurora /ɔːˈrɔːrə/ n

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