Definition of Aurora australis

1. Noun. The aurora of the southern hemisphere.

Exact synonyms: Southern Lights
Generic synonyms: Aurora

Definition of Aurora australis

1. Noun. The aurora of the southern hemisphere ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aurora Australis

aurochloride
aurochlorides
aurochromoderma
aurochs
aurochsen
aurochses
aurocyanide
aurocyanides
aurodox
auromercaptoacetanilid
aurone
auropalpebral reflex
aurophilic
aurora
aurora-colored
aurora australis (current term)
aurora austrealis
aurora borealis
aurora kinase
aurorae
auroral
aurorally
auroraphobia
auroras
aurorean
aurorite
aurosome
aurostibite
aurotherapy

Literary usage of Aurora australis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1900)
"OBSERVATIONS ON THE aurora australis. By HENRYK ARCTOWSKI. THE phenomena of the aurora australi^ are still very imperfectly known, as few systematic ..."

2. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art. by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Wm Ripley Nichols, Charles R Cross (1856)
"iment was the same, as was, also, tho aurora australis, in the Antarctic regions, where no colored icebergs were ever seen. At the time this theory was ..."

3. A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions by James Clark Ross (1847)
"Bear up for the Falkland Islands. — Strength of the Bay Ice. — Running to the Northward. — aurora australis. — Meteorological Abstract for February. n. ..."

4. A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies by James Backhouse (1843)
"aurora australis. — Schools.— Infants at Meeting. — Journey. — Improvements.— Kelvedon.— Baptism for the Dead.—Drought.—Increase of Opossums, &c. ..."

5. The Boston Journal of Philosophy and the Arts by John White Webster, John Ware, Daniel Treadwell (1825)
"This conjecture is strengthened by the observations of Captain Cook with respect to the aurora australis. When that celebrated navigator, on his second ..."

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