aurora

aurora
noun (plural auroras or aurorae) Etymology: Latin — more at east Date: 14th century 1. dawn 2. capitalized the Roman goddess of dawn — compare Eos 3. a luminous phenomenon that consists of streamers or arches of light appearing in the upper atmosphere of a planet's magnetic polar regions and is caused by the emission of light from atoms excited by electrons accelerated along the planet's magnetic field lines • auroral adjective • aurorean adjective

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