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Meaning of AURORAL

Pronunciation:  o'rowrul

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  characteristic of the dawn; "a dim auroral glow"
  2. [adj]  of or relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras; "a prominent green line in the spectrum of the auroras is called the `auroral line'"
 
 Synonyms: aurorean
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Au*ro"ral\, a.
Belonging to, or resembling, the aurora (the dawn or the
northern lights); rosy.

      Her cheeks suffused with an auroral blush.
                                               --Longfellow.

 

 

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