Meaning Of The Word Aurora borealis

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Aurora borealis Meaning

Aurora borealis Definition
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What's The Definition Of Aurora borealis?

aurora borealis in American English
irregular, luminous phenomena, as streamers, visible at night in a zone surrounding the north magnetic pole and produced in the ionosphere when atomic particles strike and excite atoms; northern lights
noun: the aurora of the Northern Hemisphere

aurora borealis in British English
lights seen around the North Pole
noun: the aurora seen around the North Pole

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