auroral

Variant of Aurora

Aurora definition

Au·ro·ra (ô rôr′ə, ə-)

noun pl. auroras -·ras or aurorae -·rae (-ē)

  1. Rom. Myth. the goddess of dawn: identified with the Greek Eos
  2. the dawn
  3. aurora australis or aurora borealis
  4. any of various luminous phenomena, similar to the aurora borealis, in the atmosphere of a planet

Etymology: L, lit., dawn: for IE base see east

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