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sunrise

DEFINITIONS OF: sunrise

1

n the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon

Type of:
periodic event, recurrent event
an event that recurs at intervals

n atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun

Type of:
atmospheric phenomenon
a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere

n the first light of day

Synonyms:
aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunup
Antonyms:
sundown, sunset
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
Type of:
hour, time of day
clock time

adj of an industry or technology; new and developing

“high-technology sunrise industries”
Synonyms
new
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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