aurora

1 the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" [syn: dawn, dawning, morning, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow] [ant: sunset]

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; counterpart of Greek Eos [also: aurorae (pl)]

see Aurora

English

Noun

1. An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the southern or northern hemispheres respectively.

Translations

• Albanian: aurorë
• Finnish: revontulet
• Spanish: aurora

Derived terms

• aurora borealis
• aurora australis

Italian

Noun

1. dawn, sunrise
2. aurora

Related terms

• aurora boreale
• aurorale

Latin

Etymology

From , which was also personified as a goddess of dawn in PIE religion, corresponding to Roman goddess Aurora. Cognates include Ancient Greek sc=polytonic/sc=polytonic, Sanskrit sc=Deva and possibly Old English Eostre.

Noun

1. dawn, sunrise

Inflection

Related terms

• Aurōra

Descendants

• English: aurora
• Italian: aurora
• Romanian: aurora
• Spanish: aurora

Romanian

Noun

1. the dawn

Spanish

Noun

1. aurora

Aurora most commonly refers to:

• Aurora (astronomy), a glow in the sky seen at polar latitudes
• Aurora (mythology), the goddess of the dawn in Roman mythology

Aurora may also be:

Arts

Literature

• Aurora (comics), a superheroine in the Marvel Universe
• Aurora (planet), Spacer world in Isaac Asimov's fiction
• Aurora Award (Prix Aurora), Canadian science-fiction and fantasy
• Aurora, a defunct science-fiction & fantasy society subsumed by 3. Zmaj
• Aurora Australis (book), the first book published in Antarctica

Music

• Aurora (Angela Chang album)
• Aurora (Bada album)
• Aurora (Esmerine album)
• Aurora, a 1976 album from Jean-Luc Ponty
• Aurora (Susumu Hirasawa album)
• Aurora Heads, a trance/electronic music band
• "Aurora", a symphonic poem composed by William Lloyd Webber
• "Aurora", a song by the Foo Fighters from their 1999 album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose
• "Aurora", a song by Björk from her 2001 album Vespertine
• "Aurora", a song by Mike Oldfield, from his 2008 album Music of the Spheres
• "Aurora", a song by Veruca Salt
• "Aurora", a song by Japanese rock band Do As Infinity
• Aurora Records, a record label
• Aurora (band), an electronic music project
  • Aurora (Aurora (band) album). the band's self-titled debut album
• "Fuck You Aurora", a track on the Alkaline Trio's 2000 album Maybe I'll Catch Fire

Visual media

• "Aurora" (Stargate Atlantis), an episode of Stargate Atlantis
  • Aurora class battleship, an "Ancient" warship in Stargate Atlantis
• Aurora Community Television, an Australian TV channel
• Aurora Production AG, a subsidiary of Children of God
• Princess Aurora, in Disney's version of Sleeping Beauty
  • See Princess Aurora (disambiguation) for other uses
• Aurora (image), default wallpaper for Windows Vista
• Aurora Unit, organic supercomputers in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
• Aurora (film), a 2006 Ukrainian film

People

• Aurora (name)
• Aurora A. Quezon, first spouse of a Philippine president to be called First Lady
• Aurora Browne, Canadian actress and comedian
• Aurora Cunha, Portuguese long-distance runner
• Aurora Karamzin, (1808 - 1902) Finnish philanthropist
• Aurora Königsmarck (1662–1728), mistress of Augustus the Strong, elector of Saxony and king of Poland
• Aurora Robles, supermodel
• Aurora Stjernvall, Finnish benefactor
• Aurora Snow, American pornographic actress
• J S Aurora, General from India

Places

Australia

• Aurora Place, skyscraper in Sydney, New South Wales
• Aurora Stadium, formerly York Park stadium in Launceston, Tasmania
• Aurora Tower, Brisbane, skyscraper in Brisbane, Queensland
• Aurora, Victoria, suburb of Melbourne

Canada

• Aurora, Ontario
  • Aurora Cable Internet
  • Aurora Transit
  • Aurora GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located in the town

Guatemala

• La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala's major international airport.

Italy

• Aurora (Turin), an historical district in the city of Turin

Philippines

• Aurora (province)
• Aurora, Isabela
• Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur

South Africa

• Aurora, Western Cape

South Atlantic

• Aurora Islands

Suriname

• Aurora, Suriname

United States

• Aurora, Colorado
  • Aurora Reservoir
• Aurora, Illinois
  • Aurora University, Illinois
• Aurora, Indiana
• Aurora, Iowa
• Aurora, Kansas
• Aurora, Maine
• Aurora, Minnesota
• Aurora, Missouri
• Aurora, Nebraska
• Aurora, Nevada
• Aurora, Cayuga County, New York
• Aurora, Erie County, New York
  • East Aurora, New York, a village within Aurora
  • Aurora Expressway, an expressway in western New York
• Aurora, North Carolina
• Aurora, Ohio
• Aurora, Oregon
• Aurora, South Dakota
• Aurora, Texas
• Aurora, Utah
• Aurora, West Virginia
• Aurora, Florence County, Wisconsin
• Aurora, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
• Aurora, Taylor County, Wisconsin
• Aurora, Waushara County, Wisconsin
• Aurora County, South Dakota
• Aurora Township, Minnesota

Vanuatu

• Aurora Island (now generally known as Maewo)

Educational Facilities

• Aurora College, formerly Arctic College, in the Northwest Territories, Canada
• Aurora University, Illinois, USA
• Aurora University (Shanghai), merged into Shangai Second Medical College in 1952
• Aurora College (Invercargill), formerly Mount Anglem College, Invercargill, New Zealand

Sciences

Biology

• Aurora Kinases, a family of kinase enzymes

Computers

• Aurora engine and Aurora toolset, runs Neverwinter Nights
• Aurora, an adware client from DirectRevenue
• Aurora SPARC Linux, a port of the Fedora Core Linux distribution for SPARC-based computers
• Aurora (protocol), a link-layer protocol for serial links.
• the code name for the Windows Vista version Windows Media Player 11

Space

• Aurora (astronomy), the northern or southern lights
• 94 Aurora, an asteroid discovered by J. C. Watson, 1867
• The Aurora Programme, a strategy of the European Space Agency
• Aurora is an albedo feature on Mercury

Vehicles and vessels

Aircraft and aerospace vehicles

• Aurora aircraft, a possible United States Air Force hypersonic spy plane
• CP-140 Aurora, maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft of the Canadian Armed Forces

Automobiles

• Aurora (1904 automobile)
• Aurora (1957 automobile)
• Oldsmobile Aurora

Marine

• Aurora (ship), Australian Antarctic expedition vessel
• Aurora (cruiser), the ship which initiated the Russian October Revolution
• HMS Aurora, the name of ten ships of the British Royal Navy, of different eras.
• M/V Aurora, a cruise ship
• M/V Aurora, a ferry operated by the Alaska Marine Highway System
• Aurora, an 18th century Spanish ship, for which the Aurora Islands are named
• Aurora Australis, an icebreaker ship

Railway locomotives

• A South Devon Railway Comet class locomotive

Others

• Aroura, ancient Greek unit of measurement
• Aurora Airport, airports associated with the name Aurora
• Aurora Casket Company, based in Aurora, Indiana, US
• Aurora Energy, electricity company in Tasmania, Australia
• Aurora FC, traditional football club in Guatemala
• Aurora Health Care, health care company in Wisconsin, US
• Aurora (pen manufacturer), an Italian company
• Aurora University, Illinois, US
• Aurora Texas UFO Incident
• Sega Aurora, an arcade board

See also

Aurore

• Aurore - a variety of grape
• Aurore Gagnon - Aurore, the martyred child
• Aurore (2005 film) - a film based on Aurore Gagnon's life

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