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Definition of dawn noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
at dawn They start work at dawn. It's almost dawn. We arrived in Sydney as dawn broke (= as the first light could be seen). I woke up just before dawn. summer’s early dawns; He works from dawn till dusk (= from morning till night). The plane took off, leaving London behind in a blue-grey dawn. compare dusk, sunrise
Scientific Definition. Science specifies dawn as a particular moment defined by the solar elevation angle, which is the position of the Sun in relation to the horizon. As with dusk, astronomers differentiate between three different stages of dawn, each marking the beginning of one of the three phases of morning twilight:
dawn (verb) = become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions. Synonyms: click, get_through, dawn, come_home, get_across, sink_in, penetrate, fall_into_place. Usage: It dawned on him that she had betrayed him. Usage: she was penetrated with sorrow. dawn (verb) = appear or develop. Synonyms: dawn.
Definition of Dawn. the first light of day; "we got up before dawn "; "they talked until morning". the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world". an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire". Sentence usage for dawn will be shown here.
Dawn. [ 1 syll. daw (n), da - wn ] The baby girl name Dawn is pronounced as DaaN, Dae-N or DaoRN †. Dawn is used mostly in the English language and its language of origin is also English. It is derived from the elements 'dawn' ; 'daeg' meaning day ; 'dagian' daybreak. The name is from the English word, itself of the Old English 'daeg' and ...
Jul 16, 2021 · Civil dawn is different from astronomical dawn, which is related to planets Jupiter and Venus, light pollution, and fainter stars. This is the same for the beginning of astronomical twilight. The meaning of the name Dawn is daybreak, and could reference the Goddess Aurora.
