Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - aura
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Aura
aura
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, puff of air, breeze, from Greek; probably akin to Greek aer air Date: 1694 1. a. a subtle sensory stimulus (as an aroma) b. a distinctive atmosphere surrounding a given source the place had an ~ of mystery 2. a luminous radiation ; nimbus 3. a subjective sensation (as of lights) experienced before an attack of some disorders (as epilepsy or a migraine) 4. an energy field that is held to emanate from a living being
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n. (pl. aurae or auras) 1 the distinctive atmosphere diffused by or attending a person, place, etc. 2 (in mystic or spiritualistic use) a supposed subtle emanation, visible as a sphere of white or coloured light, surrounding the body of a living creature. 3 a subtle emanation or aroma from flowers etc. 4 Med. premonitory symptom(s) in epilepsy etc. Derivatives aural adj. auric adj. Etymology: ME f. L f. Gk, = breeze, breath ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
3.
1. легкое дуновение 2. тончайший аромат 3. мед. аура; состояние, предшествующее эпилептическому припадку 4. атмосфера, дух; характер an aura of friendship —- атмосфера дружбы 5. (производимое) впечатление he had about him an aura of greatness —- от него веяло величием the place had an aura of peace —- здесь все дышало миром (спокойствием) 6. аура, таинственная эманация, свечение тела; мистический свет 7. рад. свечение в электронной лампе ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
4.
noun 1) дуновение 2) атмосфера чего-л. 3) med. аура, предвестник эпилептического припадка ...Англо-русский словарь
5.
(auras) An aura is a quality or feeling that seems to surround a person or place or to come from them. She had an aura of authority. = air N-COUNT: usu N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
6.
n a quality or feeling that seems to surround or come from a person or a place + of (Hollywood still has an aura of glamour about it.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
7.
mil. abbr. Army Unit Resiliency Analysis softw. abbr. Automated Underwriting And Rating Application sport abbr. Australasian Usui Reiki Association gen. bus. abbr. Automated Underwriting And Rating Aplication account. abbr. Accounting Unit Reporting Application ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- 1859, "subtle emanation," earlier "gentle breeze" (14c.), from Gk. aura "breath, breeze," from PIE base *awer-. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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