ALL meanings of aurora
Au·ro·ra
A a - noun aurora 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 3
- noun aurora the dawn 3
- noun aurora the Roman goddess of the dawn 3
- noun aurora the dawn or rise of something 3
- noun aurora the goddess of dawn: identified with the Greek Eos 3
- noun aurora aurora australis or , aurora borealis 3
- noun aurora any of various luminous phenomena, similar to the aurora borealis, in the atmosphere of a planet 3
- noun aurora city in NC Colo., near Denver: pop. 276,000 3
- noun aurora city in NE Ill., near Chicago: pop. 143,000 3
- noun Definition of aurora in Technology ["The Aurora Or-Parallel Prolog System", E. Lusk et al, Proc 3rd Intl Conf on Fifth Generation Comp Systems, pp. 819-830, ICOT, A-W 1988]. 1
- noun aurora atmospheric effect 1
- noun plural aurora the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn. Compare Eos. 1
- noun plural aurora (lowercase) dawn. 1
- noun plural aurora (lowercase) Meteorology. 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. 1
- noun plural aurora a city in central Colorado, near Denver. 1
- noun plural aurora a city in NE Illinois. 1
- noun plural aurora a female given name. 1
- noun aurora A natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streamers of reddish or greenish light in the sky, usually near the northern or southern magnetic pole. 1
- noun aurora 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 hemispheres respectively. 0