Aurophobia
noun
a fear of gold
Word Origin
Latin aurum ‘gold’
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- Aurora
the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn. Compare . (lowercase) . (lowercase) Meteorology. a radiant emission from the upper atmosphere that occurs sporadically over the middle and high latitudes of both hemispheres in the form of luminous bands, streamers, or the like, caused by the bombardment of the atmosphere with charged solar particles that are […]
- Aurora australis
the aurora of the Southern Hemisphere. Historical Examples The aurora australis was seen for the first time on the evening of March 28. The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2 Roald Amundsen The nightly displays of aurora australis were not very brilliant as the moon was nearing the full. The Home of the Blizzard Douglas […]
- Aurora borealis
the aurora of the Northern Hemisphere. Historical Examples On the whole there has been much less of the aurora borealis lately than at the beginning of our drift. Farthest North Fridtjof Nansen I have it: it’s the aurora borealis; nothing worse, nor more dangerous. Left on Labrador Charles Asbury Stephens The aurora borealis painted palpitating […]
- Aurorae
the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn. Compare . (lowercase) . (lowercase) Meteorology. a radiant emission from the upper atmosphere that occurs sporadically over the middle and high latitudes of both hemispheres in the form of luminous bands, streamers, or the like, caused by the bombardment of the atmosphere with charged solar particles that are […]
- Auroral
of or like the dawn. pertaining to the or . Historical Examples The Burneys, however, can do no more for us than shed that auroral dew. The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920 Various Color said to have been the same as that of the auroral glow in the north. […]