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auroral

[aw-rawr-uhl, aw-rohr-, uh-rawr-, uh-rohr-] / ɔˈrɔr əl, ɔˈroʊr-, əˈrɔr-, əˈroʊr- /
ADJECTIVE
bright
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blazing brilliant dazzling flashing glistening glittering golden intense luminous radiant shimmering shiny silvery sparkling sunny vivid
WEAK
ablaze aglow alight argent beaming burning burnished coruscating effulgent fulgent fulgid glaring gleaming glossy illuminated illumined incandescent irradiated lambent light lighted limpid lustrous mirrorlike moonlit phosphorescent polished relucent resplendent scintillating sunlit twinkling
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cloudy dark dim dull gloomy
WEAK
black depressed depressing doleful dreary dusky horrible murky normal obscure pale pastel somber stupid threatening typical unaware unhappy unintelligent unpromising
ADJECTIVE
irradiant
Synonyms
WEAK
ablaze aglow alight argent beaming beamy blazing brilliant burning burnished coruscating dazzling effulgent flashing fulgent fulgid glaring gleaming glistening glittering glossy golden illuminated illumined incandescent intense irradiated lambent light lighted limpid lucent luminous lustrous mirrorlike moonlit phosphorescent polished radiant refulgent relucent resplendent scintillating shimmering shiny silvery sparkling sunlit sunny twinkling vivid
ADJECTIVE
lucent
Synonyms
WEAK
ablaze aglow alight argent beaming beamy blazing brilliant burning burnished coruscating dazzling effulgent flashing fulgent fulgid glaring gleaming glistening glittering glossy golden illuminated illumined incandescent intense irradiant irradiated lambent light lighted limpid luminous lustrous mirrorlike moonlit phosphorescent polished radiant refulgent relucent resplendent scintillating shimmering shiny silvery sparkling sunlit sunny twinkling vivid

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Those winds generated electrical currents that altered the auroral signal scientists were using to estimate the planet's rotation.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

By analyzing its glow, the team created the most detailed maps ever produced of temperatures and charged particle densities within Saturn's auroral region.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Observations from multiple locations allowed the team to study rare auroral events in greater detail than would have been possible using conventional monitoring networks alone.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The aurora is always present around the North and South Poles - this is known as the auroral ring.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025

I see the same auroral and rainbow flashes of light.

From In Both Worlds by Holcombe, William Henry

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