Aura
Encyclopedia
Science and medicine
- Aura (symptom)Aura (symptom)An aura is a perceptual disturbance experienced by some migraine sufferers before a migraine headache, and the telltale sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure. It often manifests as the perception of a strange light, an unpleasant smell or confusing thoughts or...
, a symptom experienced before a migraine or seizure - Aura (satellite)Aura (satellite)Aura is a multi-national NASA scientific research satellite in orbit around the Earth, studying the Earth's ozone layer, air quality and climate. It is the third major component of the Earth Observing System following on Terra and Aqua...
, a satellite in the NASA Earth Observing System series - 1488 Aura1488 Aura1488 Aura is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 15, 1938 by Vaisala, Y. at Turku.- External links :*...
, a main-belt asteroid - Association of Universities for Research in AstronomyAssociation of Universities for Research in AstronomyThe Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy is a consortium of universities and other institutions that operates astronomical observatories and telescopes...
- Atlas of UTR Regulatory Activity
- Autonomous robot architecture (AuRA)Autonomous robot architecture (AuRA)The Autonomous Robot Architecture is the a hybrid deliberative/reactive robot architecture developed by Ronald C. Arkin at the Georgia Institute of Technology. It was developed in mid 1980's. AuRA is one of the first Hybrid Robotic Architecture developed...
- Halo (optical phenomenon)Halo (optical phenomenon)A halo from Greek ἅλως; also known as a nimbus, icebow or gloriole) is an optical phenomenon produced by ice crystals creating colored or white arcs and spots in the sky. Many are near the sun or moon but others are elsewhere and even in the opposite part of the sky...
, also known as an aura
Geography
- Aura (woreda)Aura (woreda)Aura is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 4, Aura is bordered on the southwest by Ewa, on the west by Gulina, on the north by Teru, and on the east by Administrative Zone 1; the Logiya River defines part of its southeastern boundary...
, administrative division in Ethiopia - Aura, FinlandAura, FinlandAura is a municipality of Finland. The name derives from the river Aura and the plough reminiscent shape of the municipality. The municipality was established in 1917 from parts of Lieto and Pöytyä....
- Aura RiverAura RiverThe Aura River is a river in south-western Finland. Its sources are in the town of Oripää, and it flows through Pöytyä, Aura and Lieto before discharging into the Archipelago Sea in the middle of the city of Turku. The total length of the river is about , and it contains eleven rapids, the biggest...
, Finland - Aura an der SaaleAura an der SaaleAura an der Saale is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.-Geography:Aura lies on the left bank of the Saale in Franconia about 7 km from the district capital of Bad Kissingen. It is the smallest municipality in the district.-History:A Benedictine monastery...
, Bavaria, Germany - Aura AbbeyAura AbbeyAura Abbey was a house of the Benedictine Order located at Aura an der Saale in Bavaria in the Diocese of Würzburg....
, Benedictine monastery at Aura an der Saale - Aura im SinngrundAura im SinngrundAura im Sinngrund is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Burgsinn.- Location :The community lies some 20 km northwest of Gemünden am Main in the Aura river valley in the...
, Bavaria, Germany - Aura, MichiganAura, MichiganAura is a small unincorporated community in Arvon Township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. With coordinates of , the area is approximately northeast of L'Anse and four miles east of Pequaming.- Geography :...
, USA - Aura (at College Park)Aura (at College Park)The Aura is a mixed-use skyscraper being built in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the final phase of a series of new condominiums near College Park in Toronto's Downtown Yonge District. It is part of the Residences of College Park project. Construction began in April 2010.-History:The original...
, a condominium undergoing contrusction in Toronto, Ontario
Music
- Aura LewisAura LewisAura Lewis is a singer who worked with Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff and recorded an album with Lee "Scratch" Perry in the late 1970s.-Early life and career:...
, South African born singer also known simply as 'Aura' - Aura DioneAura DioneMariah Dione , professionally known as Aura Dione, is a Danish singer-songwriter of Faroese, Spanish, French and Danish origin. In 2008 she released her debut album, Columbine which as of 2011 has sold 100,000 copies worldwide...
, Danish singer known as 'Aura' - Aura (CMX album)Aura (CMX album)Aura is an album by the Finnish rock group CMX. The album gained the band its first near-hit single and some commercial airplay with "Ruoste"...
- Aura a 1990s Techno group-Signed to Infectious Records in 1995
- Aura (Asia album)Aura (Asia album)Aura is an album by the progressive rock band Asia, recorded in 2000 and first released in 2001. Roger Dean created the cover art for this album...
- Aura (Miles Davis album)Aura (Miles Davis album)Aura is a concept album by Miles Davis, produced by Palle Mikkelborg, released in 1989. All compositions and arrangements are by Danish composer/trumpeter Palle Mikkelborg, who created the suite in tribute to Miles Davis when Davis received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize in December 1984, the year...
- Aura (The Mission album)Aura (The Mission album)Aura is the ninth studio album by The Mission. Released in 2001, it was their first studio album since Blue in 1996. The album was also released as a slipcased limited edition 2CD set...
- Aura (The Alpha Conspiracy album)Aura (The Alpha Conspiracy album)Aura is the second studio album by The Alpha Conspiracy, released in 2004.In a review for Splendid E-zine, Melissa Amos wrote:-Track listing:-External links:* * at Allmusic...
- AURA (United Artists for African Rap)AURA (United Artists for African Rap)AURA is a collective of 17 hip hop artists coming from ten different countries in West Africa and who are committed to use their voices and music for Africa’s development...
, West African rappers promoting Children's Rights - AurraAurraAurra was a 1980s soul group, who at the time of their biggest success was composed of Curt Jones and Starleana Young. The band started off in 1980, signing to Dream Records and then Salsoul Records...
, a 1980s soul group - AurAAurAAurA Was a rock band formed in April 2007 in Worcestershire, England.The line up was Dave Small , Jamie Guggenheim , Blake Probert , and Jesse Lee Garcia -Background:...
(Rock band) - "Aura Lea," an 1861 song written by W.W. Fosdick and George Poulton
Fiction
- Aura (mythology)Aura (mythology)In Greek and Roman mythology, Aura is the divine personification of the breeze. The plural form, Aurae, "Breezes," is often found.The velificatio, a billowing garment that forms an arch overhead, is the primary attribute by which an Aura can be identified in art...
, Greek goddess of the breeze and the fresh, cool air - Aura (.hack), a character in the .hack franchise
- Aura (Fuentes)Aura (Fuentes)Aura is a novel by Carlos Fuentes, first published in 1962 in Mexico. The first English translation by Lysander Kemp, was published in 1965 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.-Plot:...
, novel by Carlos Fuentes - Princess AuraPrincess AuraPrincess Aura is a fictional character in the Flash Gordon comic strips and serials. She is the daughter of the series' villain, Ming the Merciless, and the lover of Prince Barin, the rightful heir to the throne of Mongo, and is banished with him to the forest world of Arboria.In 1936, Princess...
, a character from Flash Gordon - Aura (Seiken Densetsu), an elemental spirit in the Seiken Densetsu series
Computing
- Avaya Aura, an internet protocol communications system produced by AvayaAvayaAvaya Inc. is a privately held computer networking, information technology and telecommunications company that is a global provider of business communications systems. The international head quarters is in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States...
- TVPaintTVPaintTVP Animation is a 2D, bitmap-based digital animation software package, developed and distributed by TVPaint Developpement ....
, an animation software package also distributed as Newtek Aura - Aura: Fate of the AgesAura: Fate of the AgesAura: Fate of the Ages is an adventure-genre computer game created by Streko-Graphics Inc. and published by The Adventure Company. Streko-Graphics Inc. release in 2007 the second chapter, Aura II: The Sacred Rings continuing the story of the first game. Streko-Graphics Inc...
, a computer game published by The Adventure CompanyThe Adventure CompanyThe Adventure Company, is a publishing label of Nordic Games. It is formally a division of DreamCatcher Interactive but was sold to Nordic Games in 2011 following DreamCatcher's parent JoWooD Entertainment being sold after entering administration.-History:... - AURA Automated User-Centered Reasoning and Acquisition System, sponsored by Project Halo of Vulcan Inc.Vulcan Inc.Vulcan Inc. is an investment and project management company founded in 1986 by Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, to manage his investments...
and implemented by SRISRI InternationalSRI International , founded as Stanford Research Institute, is one of the world's largest contract research institutes. Based in Menlo Park, California, the trustees of Stanford University established it in 1946 as a center of innovation to support economic development in the region. It was later...
Products and brands
- Aura (cheese)Aura (cheese)Aura is a type of blue cheese produced in Äänekoski, Finland, by the Finnish dairy company Valio. Aura is made of cow's milk and takes its name from the Aura River, which runs through the city of Turku. The cheese is available in two varieties. The regular variety is aged for six weeks, whereas the...
, a Finnish blue mold cheese - Aura, a brand name of Bowers & WilkinsBowers & WilkinsBowers & Wilkins is a British loudspeaker company that produces mid-range through reference quality hi-fi and home theater speakers. The company name is often abbreviated to just B&W.Joe Atkins is current owner and chairman...
- Aura (cell phone) a cellular phone manufactured by Motorola
- Saturn AuraSaturn AuraThe Saturn Aura is a mid-size car produced under the Saturn brand of American automaker General Motors. It debuted as a concept car at the North American International Auto Show in January 2005. The production model of the Aura was shown at the 2006 New York Auto Show in April, with production...
, an automobile
Other
- Aura (Jat), a tribal group in Pakistan
- Aurá languageAurá languageAurá is an extinct Tupi language last spoken by two individuals in Maranhão, Brazil. It is considered an endangered language. Both speakers lived with the Guajá, but originally came from Pará....
- Finnish MaidenFinnish MaidenThe Maiden of Finland is the national personification of Finland.- Personification :She is a barefoot young woman in her mid-twenties with often braided blonde hair, blue eyes, wearing a blue and white national costume or a white dress...
, personification of Finland sometimes known as Aura - Aura (paranormal)Aura (paranormal)In parapsychology and many forms of spiritual practice, an aura is a field of subtle, luminous radiation surrounding a person or object . The depiction of such an aura often connotes a person of particular power or holiness. Sometimes, however, it is said that all living things and all objects...
, a field of luminous multicolored radiation around a person or object
See also
- AurasAurasAuras is a town and a nagar panchayat in Unnao district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Demographics: India census, Auras had a population of 5653. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Auras has an average literacy rate of 51%, lower than the national average of 59.5%;...
, town in Uttar Pradesh, India - LucarioLucariois a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Lucario first appeared as a central character in the film Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, and later appeared in the video games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and subsequent sequels, also appearing in...
, a Pokémon with the power of the aura.