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aurora bo·re·al·is (bôr

s, b

n. pl. aurora bo·re·al·is·es (-

-s

z) or aurorae borealis

An aurora that occurs in northern regions of the earth. Also called northern lights.

[New Latin aurra borelis : Latin aurra, dawn + Latin borelis, northern.]

aurora borealis [ˌbɔːrɪˈeɪlɪs]

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (sometimes capital) the aurora seen around the North Pole Also called northern lights

[New Latin: northern aurora]

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Noun

aurora borealis - the aurora of the northern hemisphere

northern lights

aurora - an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force

Translations

aurora borealis [ɔːˈrɔːrəbɔːrɪˈeɪlɪs] N → aurora f boreal

aurora borealis

n (Astron) → nördliches Polarlicht, Nordlicht nt

aurora borealis [ɔːˈrɔːrəbɔːrɪˈeɪlɪs] n → aurora boreale

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