auroral
adjective uk/ɔːˈrɔː.rəl/ us/ɔːˈrɔːr.əl/
极光的
related to the light in the sky of an aurora (= a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky)
an auroral display 一场极光呈现
The lights occur most often in areas known as auroral zones near the magnetic poles. 这些光大都常见于靠近两个磁极，被称为极光域的地区。
See: aurora
- More examples
- We witnessed major auroral activity.
- An auroral footprint is created by a river of electric current flowing between Jupiter and its volcanic moon, Io.
- A violent solar flare causes a much wider auroral ring that can sometimes be seen as far as the equator.