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PRONUNCIATION OF POLAR LIGHTS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLAR LIGHTS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polar lights is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLAR LIGHTS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of polar lights in the English dictionary

The definition of polar lights in the dictionary is the aurora borealis in the N hemisphere or the aurora australis in the S hemisphere.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLAR LIGHTS

polar
polar axis
polar bear
polar body
polar circle
polar coordinates
polar distance
polar equation
polar front
polar orbit
polar sequence
polar vector
polar wander
polar zenithal
Polari
polarimeter
polarimetric
polarimetry
Polaris
polarisable

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLAR LIGHTS

animal rights
Bill of Rights
bragging rights
bright lights
brights
civil rights
hazard warning lights
heights
highlights
human rights
knights
lights
nights
northern lights
rights
sights
the bright lights
thoughts
tights
traffic lights
voting rights

Synonyms and antonyms of polar lights in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polar lights» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLAR LIGHTS

Find out the translation of polar lights to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polar lights from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polar lights» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无极灯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

luces polares
570 millions of speakers

English

polar lights
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ध्रुवीय रोशनी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أضواء القطبية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

северное сияние
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

luzes polares
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেরু সামনে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aurores polaires
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Depan kutub
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Polarlichter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

極性が点灯
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

극광
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polar ngarep
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đèn cực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துருவ முன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ध्रुवीय आघाडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kutup önü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

luci polari
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zorza polarna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

північне сяйво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lumini polare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολική φώτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

poollicht
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polära ljus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polar Lights
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polar lights

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLAR LIGHTS»

The term «polar lights» is regularly used and occupies the 58.525 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLAR LIGHTS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polar lights

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLAR LIGHTS»

Discover the use of polar lights in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polar lights and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Our Explosive Sun: A Visual Feast of Our Source of Light and ...
POLAR. LIGHTS. ON. OTHER. PLANETS. I. s it only Earth that experiences polar lights? No. In fact, they can be observed on many other planets such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. These are all gaseous planets with an atmosphere  ...
Pal Brekke, 2012
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The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View ...
The Professor also communicated some details in regard to Captain Ross's expedition, and the splendid display of polar lights observed in the Shetland Islands in the month of November last. A sketch of the magnificent fossil tree, at present ...
‎1831
3
Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal
Scoresby * and Richardson -f-, never heard such noises, although they have seen many polar lights. But their observations were made during a minimum period of this meteoric phenomenon, while those striking instances of which accounts ...
‎1826
4
The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal ... Edinburgh, Constable ...
less agitated,—-a fact illustrative of its connection with the polar lights. It is even probable, that the cirri observed during the day time are often accompanied with polar lights, which, however, are invisible, owing to the stronger light of the sun.
‎1827
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica, Or Dictionary of Arts, ...
Parry frequently listened for sounds from the polar lights, but never heard any. Lieutenant Hood says (Franklin's Narrative, p. 535), " We repeatedly heard a hissing noise, like that of a musket bullet passing through the air, which seemed to ...
‎1854
6
Popular Mechanics
When Mother Nature sets out to put on a show, she outdoes the wildest dreams of the theatrical impresario, and she is at her best when painting the heavens with the northern lights. To the casual observer the polar lights represent a beautiful ...
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, Dictionary of Arts, ...
Parry frequently listened for sounds from the polar lights, but never heard any. Lieutenant Hood says (Franklin's Narrative, p. 535), “ We repeatedly heard a hissing noise, like that of a musket bullet passing through the air, which seemed to ...
Thomas Stewart Traill, 1854
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The Encyclopædia Britannica, or, Dictionary of arts, ...
Mr Nairne is confident that he has heard a hissing and whizzing noise when the polar lights were very bright ; and Mr Cavallo affirms that he more than once heard a crackling noise from polar lights. Giesecke, who resided so long in West or ...
‎1854
9
Aurora: The Northern Lights in Mythology, History and Science
It was a long time before it was understood how this flowing light and wafting colour could arise without the presence of sunlight. Numerous theories and hypotheses were put forward concerning the polar lights, only to be refuted or carried to ...
Harald Falck-Ytter, 1999
10
Mission Jupiter:
Jupiter's Polar Lights: A Case for Hubble Not even an all-round spacecraft like Galileo can be optimally equipped for every purpose. In one area of Jupiter research, an Earth-based telescope — more precisely, a telescope in Earth orbit — was ...
Daniel Fischer, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLAR LIGHTS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polar lights is used in the context of the following news items.
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Indihut artist of the month: polar lights
Polar Lights is a pop/rock band emerging out of the state of Nagaland. Formed on March 2013, Polar Lights aspire to make music at the highest ... «Nagaland Post, Jul 15»
2
Some amazing natural phenomenon
These are polar lights in the sky and are seen in the high latitude of Arctic and Antarctic regions. The word has been taken from Latin word ... «India Today, Jul 15»
3
Reach for the Stars: Summer is time to be dazzled by starry night skies
... include a debate, "Humans versus Robots: The Future of Space Exploration," by Ed Faits and Richard Sanderson; "Dance of the Polar Lights" ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
4
Beauty in ruins: abandoned places in Europe and Asia – in pictures
I arrived at the location at 4am and, as we waited, polar lights appeared on the horizon. I admired this magic show until dawn and used a ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
5
This Photographer Traveled the World Shooting Abandoned Places
... of Iceland (illuminated by the Polar Lights), and abandoned warehouses in Kazakhstan desert containing prototype Soviet Buran spacecraft. «Jaunted, Jun 15»
6
Watch this: plasma screen TV technology keeping strawberries full …
We all have seen plasmas - the sun, cloud-to-ground lightning, polar lights, incandescent lamps, decorative plasma balls and plasma ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
7
Jupiter's Explosive Ever-Present Polar Lights --Many Times Size of …
On Earth, bursts of particles spewed by the Sun spark shimmering auroras, like the Northern Lights, that briefly dance at our planet's poles. «The Daily Galaxy, Mar 15»
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Norilsk, Russia -- The inescapability of the company town on …
The narrator lauds, “Horizons are illuminated with the sparks of the polar lights, and hot flames blaze in the manmade furnaces. Work never ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Feb 15»
9
1931's Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde is startling, distressing stuff
(Not the Polar Lights remakes, the original, one and only Aurora kits with their glow-in-the-dark features and meticulous need for attention.) ... «CliqueClack, Oct 14»
10
NMMST exhibition spotlights polar wonders
... of species specimens collected by NMMST scientists during past expeditions and video demonstrations of such attractions as polar lights. «Taiwan Today, Oct 14»

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