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Aurora Borealis

Definition: Aurora Borealis

Aurora Borealis

Noun

1. The aurora of the northern hemisphere.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definition: Aurora Borealis

DomainDefinition

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.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: Aurora Borealis

Synonym: northern lights (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Aurora Borealis

English words defined with "aurora borealis": Northern lightsPolar lightsThe merry dancers. (references)
Specialty definitions using "aurora borealis": aurora polarisBirkeland, Kristian Olaf. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Aurora Borealis

DomainTitle

Books

  • Aurora Borealis (reference)

  • Northern Lights: The Science, Myth, and Wonder of Aurora Borealis (reference)

  • Not Everyday an Aurora Borealis for Your Birthday: A Love Poem (reference)

  • Secrets of the Aurora Borealis (Alaska Geographic Series, Vol. 29, No. 1) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Aurora Borealis

Computer Images:
Aurora Borealis

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Photo Album: Aurora Borealis

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Aurora borealis - the Northern Lights. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Aurora Borealis

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

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2,240

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27

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13

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11

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9

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7

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7

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6

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5

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4

aurora borealis screensaver

3

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3

aurora borealis canada

2

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2

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2

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2

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2

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2

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2
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Modern Translation: Aurora Borealis

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

   

Portuguese

  

aurora boreal (polar lights, streamer). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

северное полярное сияние. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

aurora boreal (merry dancers, polar lights). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

norrsken (north lights, northern lights). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Aurora Borealis

Misspellings

"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).

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Anagrams: Aurora Borealis

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.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Expressions: Internet
8. Translations: Modern
9. Derivations
10. Anagrams
11. Bibliography


  

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