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Definition: Aurora Borealis |
Aurora BorealisNoun1. The aurora of the northern hemisphere. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Aerospace | The aurora of northern latitudes. Also called aurora polaris, northern lights . (references) |
Geography | Aurora of the northern hemisphere. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Aurora Borealis (Latin). The electrical lights occasionally seen in the northern part of the sky; also called "Northern Lights," and "Merry Dancers." (See Derwentwater.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Synonym: Aurora BorealisSynonym: northern lights (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Aurora Borealis |
| English words defined with "aurora borealis": Northern lights ♦ Polar lights ♦ The merry dancers. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "aurora borealis": aurora polaris ♦ Birkeland, Kristian Olaf. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | Aurora borealis - the Northern Lights. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
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| Language | Translations for "aurora borealis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | الشفق القطبي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | severní polární záře. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | nordlys (northern lights). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | aurora borealis (northern lights), noorderlicht (northern lights). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | revontulet (aurora australis, northern lights). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | aurore boréale. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | nordlicht (northern lights). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | βόρειο σέλασ (northern lights), βόρειο σέλας (northern lights). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | északi fény (merry dancers, northern lights, petty dancers, streamers). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | aurora boreale (streamer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 北極光 (northern lights). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ほっきょく"う (northern lights). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | lossan y twoaie (Northern Lights). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | auroraay orealisbay aurora boreal (polar lights, streamer). (various references) северное полярное сияние. (various references) aurora boreal (merry dancers, polar lights). (various references) norrsken (north lights, northern lights). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Aurora Borealis" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: auora borealis, aurdra borealis, auroa borealis, aurora barealis, aurora borealiz, aurora bourealis. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-b-e-i-l-o-o-r-r-r-s-u" | |
-5 letters: arboreous, laborious, labourers, rearousal, reburials, subaerial. | |
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