Meaning of aurora in English
Noun
auroraEtymology
late Middle English (originally in aurora (sense 2)): from Latin, ‘dawn, goddess of the dawn’. aurora (sense 1) dates from the early 18th centuryDefinitions
1. the first light of dayExamples
- « we got up before dawn »
- « they talked until morning »
Antonyms
- 2. an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
- 3. (Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn
Examples
- « counterpart of Greek Eos »