aurora
nounDefinition of aurora
(Entry 1 of 2)
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: dawn
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
Aurora
geographical nameDefinition of Aurora (Entry 2 of 2)
1
city in north central Colorado east of Denver population 325,078
2
city west of Chicago in northeastern Illinois population 197,899
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town north of Toronto in southeastern Ontario, Canada population 53,203
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