aurora
An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper…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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» In Alaska you can see natural phenomena like the aurora, right?
In Alaska kann man Naturphänomene wie das Polarlicht sehen, stimmt's? — Tamy
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3 sensesAn 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.
Polarlicht
поля́рное сия́ниеpoljárnoje sijánije, се́верное сия́ниеsévernoje sijánije
поля́рне ся́йвоpoljárne sjájvo
The Roman goddess of the dawn, equivalent to the Greek Ἠώς (Ēṓs).
(Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos
The dawn or early morning light itself; the first light of day.
the first light of day
Examples
13 sentencesIn Alaska you can see natural phenomena like the aurora, right?
deIn Alaska kann man Naturphänomene wie das Polarlicht sehen, stimmt's? — Tamy
Beauty is a pink kitten who belongs to aurora.
The aurora is a phenomenon characteristic of the polar regions.
ruПолярное сияние - отличительная особенность полярных регионов. — megaton
deDas Nordlicht ist ein Phänomen, das ein Merkmal der Polarregionen ist. — Esperantostern
Have you ever seen the aurora with your own eyes?
One of my dreams is to one day see the aurora borealis.
ruЕщё я мечтаю когда-нибудь увидеть северное сияние. — Biga
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin aurōra (“dawn”). Doublet of Eos.Borrowed from Latin aurōra (“dawn”). Doublet of Eos.
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Forms
plural: auroras / auroraeSynonyms
13 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.