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aurora borealis Definition

aurora bo·real·is (bôr′ē al′is, -ē ā′lis)

noun

irregular, luminous phenomena, as streamers, visible at night in a zone surrounding the north magnetic pole and produced in the ionosphere when atomic particles strike and excite atoms; northern lights

Etymology: L, lit., northern aurora: see Aurora & Boreas

aurora borealis Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • see: Overnight on board and with luck plenty of opportunities to see the aurora borealis.

Modifies a noun

  • hug: To the modern guys are so how it got aurora borealis hugs.
  • rhinestone: A lovely gold-tone metal brooch in the form of a large flower, with aurora borealis rhinestone diamante stones to the center.
  • diamante: A lovely gold-tone metal brooch in the form of a large flower, with aurora borealis rhinestone diamante stones to the center.

Browse dictionary entries near aurora borealis

  1. ‹ aurora australis
  2. ‹ Aurora
  3. ‹ aurochs
  4. ‹ Aurignacian
  5. ‹ Auriga
  6. ‹ auriform
  7. ‹ auriferous
  8. ‹ auriculate
  9. ‹ auricular
  10. ‹ auricula
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