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aurora borealis

[ bawr-ee-al-is, -ey-lis, bohr- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Meteorology.

aurora borealis

/ ˌbɔːrɪˈeɪlɪs /

sometimes capital the aurora seen around the North Pole Also callednorthern lights

aurora borealis

A display of colored lights in the sky, also called northern lights, caused by the interaction of particles from the sun with the upper atmosphere near the North Pole . A similar display, called the aurora australis, occurs in the atmosphere above the South Pole.

1621; < New Latin: northern aurora; boreal

C17: New Latin: northern aurora

Expect aurora borealis in the long foray but no cascade of light.

Trying to fathom the abyss below them, he saw the flames of the aurora borealis reflected in the water of an immense lake.

The aurora borealis is a body of dancing spirits, or rather ghosts of the departed.

I have it: it's the aurora borealis; nothing worse, nor more dangerous.

The Aurora Borealis appears frequently in form of an arch, chiefly in the spring and autumn, after a dry year.

The stars, too, and the aurora borealis, helped to make up for the total absence of the sun.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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