Word of the Day 02/11/24 Aurora
Aurora (noun)
Aurora [ uh-rawr-uh, uh-rohr-uh ]
noun, plural au·ro·ras, au·ro·rae [uh-rawr-ee, uh-rohr-ee] for defs. 2, 3.
1. the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn.: Compare Eos.
2. (lowercase) dawn.
3. (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 being guided along the earth's magnetic lines of force.
4. a city in central Colorado, near Denver.
5. a city in NE Illinois.
6. a female given name.
See synonyms for Aurora on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: 1350-1400; Middle English < Latin aurōra dawn, dawn goddess, east
HOW TO USE AURORA IN A SENTENCE
Autonomous vehicles have yet to become mainstream, but companies like Lyft, Cruise, Nuro and Aurora are still fighting the good fight.
HEAR FROM LYFT, CRUISE, NURO AND AURORA ABOUT THE ROAD AHEAD FOR DRIVERLESS VEHICLES | MEGAN ROSE DICKEY | AUGUST 28, 2020 | TECHCRUNCH
In July, Aurora expanded into Texas to test commercial routes.
HEAR FROM LYFT, CRUISE, NURO AND AURORA ABOUT THE ROAD AHEAD FOR DRIVERLESS VEHICLES | MEGAN ROSE DICKEY | AUGUST 28, 2020 | TECHCRUNCH
Rumors circulated in the days after that Aurora might even put itself up for sale or raise funds.
LAST UNICORN STANDING: CAN THIS SELF-DRIVING INNOVATOR SURVIVE? | CHARU KASTURI | AUGUST 27, 2020 | OZY
Volkswagen pulled out of a trial with Aurora last year - after first trying to acquire it - while Hyundai, an investor, launched a driverless joint venture with Aptiv in March.
LAST UNICORN STANDING: CAN THIS SELF-DRIVING INNOVATOR SURVIVE? | CHARU KASTURI | AUGUST 27, 2020 | OZY
For one, there are plenty of big companies and startups working the problem, from Daimler and Aurora to Waymo and Embark.
TUSIMPLE’S ROBOT BIG RIGS WILL AUTOMATE FREIGHT COAST TO COAST | JASON DORRIER | JULY 5, 2020 | SINGULARITY HUB
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
Aurora [ uh-rawr-uh, uh-rohr-uh ]
noun, plural au·ro·ras, au·ro·rae [uh-rawr-ee, uh-rohr-ee] for defs. 2, 3.
1. the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn.: Compare Eos.
2. (lowercase) dawn.
3. (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 being guided along the earth's magnetic lines of force.
4. a city in central Colorado, near Denver.
5. a city in NE Illinois.
6. a female given name.
See synonyms for Aurora on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: 1350-1400; Middle English < Latin aurōra dawn, dawn goddess, east
HOW TO USE AURORA IN A SENTENCE
Autonomous vehicles have yet to become mainstream, but companies like Lyft, Cruise, Nuro and Aurora are still fighting the good fight.
HEAR FROM LYFT, CRUISE, NURO AND AURORA ABOUT THE ROAD AHEAD FOR DRIVERLESS VEHICLES | MEGAN ROSE DICKEY | AUGUST 28, 2020 | TECHCRUNCH
In July, Aurora expanded into Texas to test commercial routes.
HEAR FROM LYFT, CRUISE, NURO AND AURORA ABOUT THE ROAD AHEAD FOR DRIVERLESS VEHICLES | MEGAN ROSE DICKEY | AUGUST 28, 2020 | TECHCRUNCH
Rumors circulated in the days after that Aurora might even put itself up for sale or raise funds.
LAST UNICORN STANDING: CAN THIS SELF-DRIVING INNOVATOR SURVIVE? | CHARU KASTURI | AUGUST 27, 2020 | OZY
Volkswagen pulled out of a trial with Aurora last year - after first trying to acquire it - while Hyundai, an investor, launched a driverless joint venture with Aptiv in March.
LAST UNICORN STANDING: CAN THIS SELF-DRIVING INNOVATOR SURVIVE? | CHARU KASTURI | AUGUST 27, 2020 | OZY
For one, there are plenty of big companies and startups working the problem, from Daimler and Aurora to Waymo and Embark.
TUSIMPLE’S ROBOT BIG RIGS WILL AUTOMATE FREIGHT COAST TO COAST | JASON DORRIER | JULY 5, 2020 | SINGULARITY HUB
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.