auroral

auroral
auroral 1550s, "pertaining to dawn," from AURORA (Cf. aurora) + -AL (Cf. -al) (1). Meaning "of the color of dawn" is from 1827; "of the aurora" from 1828.

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  • auroral — auroral, ale, aux [ ɔrɔral, o ] adj. • 1859; de aurore ♦ De l aurore, spécialt De l aurore polaire. Radiations aurorales. ● auroral, aurorale, auroraux adjectif Littéraire. Qui appartient à l aurore ; qui en a les caractères : Lumière aurorale.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • auroral — aurorál adj. m., pl. auroráli; f. sg. aurorálă, pl. aurorále Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  AURORÁL, Ă adj. 1. referitor la auroră. 2. (despre specii) activ în zorii zilei. 3. (fig …   Dicționar Român

  • Auroral — Au*ro ral, a. Belonging to, or resembling, the aurora (the dawn or the northern lights); rosy. [1913 Webster] Her cheeks suffused with an auroral blush. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • auroral — auroral. adj. Perteneciente o relativo a la aurora …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • auroral — auroral, ale (entrée créée par le supplément) (o ro ral , ra l ) adj. Qui appartient à l aurore. La lumière aurorale. •   Les phénomènes auroraux, H. DE PARVILLE Journ. offic. 8 avr. 1872, p. 2435, 1re col …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • auroral — adj. 2 g. 1. Que diz respeito à aurora. 2. Que tem a cor, o brilho da aurora …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • auroral — adj. Perteneciente o relativo a la aurora …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • auroral — adjective 1. of or relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras a prominent green line in the spectrum of the auroras is called the auroral line • Pertains to noun: ↑aurora • Derivationally related forms: ↑aurora 2. characteristic of the dawn a …   Useful english dictionary

  • auroral — adjective /ɔːˈɹɔəɹəl,ɔːˈɹɔːɹəl/ a) Pertaining to the dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning. This auroral openness and uplift gives to all creative ideal levels a bright and carolling quality, which is nowhere more marked than where the… …   Wiktionary

  • Auroral kilometric radiation — (AKR) is the intense radio radiation emitted in the acceleration zone (at a height of three times the radius of the Earth) of the polar lights. The radiation mainly comes from cyclotron radiation from electrons orbiting around the magnetic field… …   Wikipedia

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