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Polarlicht — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aurora noun A natural display of shifting coloured lights in the night sky near the polar regions, caused by charged particles from the sun.

Senses

Polarlicht is used for these senses in English:

  • aurora 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 Hemisphere respectively.
  • northern lights The aurora of the northern hemisphere.

aurora — full definition

  1. noun A natural display of shifting coloured lights in the night sky near the polar regions, caused by charged particles from the sun.
  2. noun Literary term for the first light of dawn.

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