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aurora vs northern lights

northern lights vs aurora

aurora and northern lights both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
aurora Yes No No No
northern lights Yes No No No
As nouns, northern lights is a hyponym of aurora; that is, northern lights is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than aurora:
  • aurora: an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
  • northern lights: the aurora of the Northern Hemisphere
Other hyponyms of aurora include aurora australis, southern lights, aurora borealis.
aurora (noun) northern lights (noun)
an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force the aurora of the Northern Hemisphere
the first light of day
Difference between aurora and northern lights

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