Auroral

//ɔːˈɹɔəɹəl// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to the dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning.

    "This first created light is properly the auroral light."

  2. 2
    Rosy in colour.

    "Her cheeks suffused with an auroral blush,"

  3. 3
    Pertaining to the aurora borealis or aurora australis.

    "The creature brought within him an amplitude of Northern knowledge. Glacial catastrophes, snow-storm episodes, glittering auroral effects, Polaris in the zenith, Franklin underfoot,—the category of his commonplaces was wonderful."

Adjective
  1. 1
    characteristic of the dawn wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
auroreanauroreanblushingdawndawnlikedilucular

Example

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"Scientists have long known that solar-energized particles trapped around the planet are sometimes scattered into Earth’s upper atmosphere where they can contribute to beautiful auroral displays."

Etymology

From aurora + -al.

Related phrases

auroral chorusaurora borealis

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