Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the dawn.
- Resembling the dawn in color, beauty, etc.; hence, roseate.
- Pertaining or relating to the polar aurora; resembling an aurora.
- In geology, appellative of the second of Professor H. D. Rogers's fifteen divisions of the Paleozoic strata in Pennsylvania.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Belonging to, or resembling, the aurora (the dawn or the northern lights); rosy.
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- adjective Pertaining to the
dawn ;dawning ,eastern , like a new beginning. - adjective
Rosy in colour,blushing ,roseate . - adjective Pertaining to the
aurora borealis .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
- adjective characteristic of the dawn
Etymologies
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Examples
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We perceive what are termed auroral plates of a purple or reddish-violet color, more or less extended, according as this species of veil, formed by icy particles, extends to a greater or less distance from the poles.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 26, December, 1859 Various
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A powerful solar eruption on Valentine's day Feb. 14, the strongest solar flare in four or five years, led to to brilliant auroral displays and some disruptions in radio communications.
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The Nobel Committee wanted to nominate Kristian Birkeland for the prize, in recognition of the furnace he invented rather than the auroral theory he devised.
A Conversation with Lucy Jago, author of The Northern Lights 2010
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The Zodiacal Light is more easily seen at locations near to the equator and Birkeland hoped his research in Africa might provide the proof he needed for his auroral theories.
A Conversation with Lucy Jago, author of The Northern Lights 2010
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Through the north window the heavens were emblazoned with an auroral display, which flamed and flared and died down into blackness.
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I seem to remember a recent study done of a transiting exoplanet in which emission was sought that may have resulted in detectable auroral-type activity using either XMM-Newton or Chanda.
Ozone on Mars: Two Windows Better Than One | Universe Today 2010
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The northern auroral oval is slightly smaller and more intense than the southern one, implying that Saturn's magnetic field is not equally distributed across the planet; it is slightly uneven and stronger in the north than the south.
Hubble Captures Double Aurorae Light Show on Saturn | Universe Today 2010
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This in turn excites observers on the ground, who may see the auroral dance take on any of several characteristic forms.
Aurora Watch! Valentine's Day Sun-Earth Weather Alert | Universe Today 2010
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A not-so-little forest of columbaria bobbing about in the future ice-free waters of an auroral Arctic.
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I'm wondering if any of the auroral emissions are tied to "flux tubes" between Saturn and any of its moons, similar to what is seen wrt Jupiter-Io?
Hubble Captures Double Aurorae Light Show on Saturn | Universe Today 2010
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