"STEVE" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: (2016) Backformation from the nickname "Steve" given to this aurora-like light. Acronym of strong thermal emission velocity enhancement. The nickname "Steve" resulted from a meeting between citizen scientists and researchers from the University of Calgary at a bar, to discuss the purple light. 'Steve' is the namesake of a cartoon character from the 2006 animated film "Over the Hedge", where cartoon animals try to peek over a suburban hedge. The backronym resulted from researchers creating a meaning to the nickname "Steve", keeping the original nickname for the formal name. Etymology templates: {{acronym of|en|strong thermal emission velocity enhancement}} Acronym of strong thermal emission velocity enhancement. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} STEVE (uncountable)
  1. An aurora-like light found in southern Canada (consistently lower latitude, unlike the aurora borealis which is generally high latitude), composed of a glowing purple ribbon of light, with green spikes coming off obliquely parallel to each other, moving at about 6.5 km/s East to West. Presumably occurs in the southern hemisphere as well. Wikipedia link: en:STEVE Tags: uncountable Synonyms: steve, Steve Hypernyms: Northern Lights Coordinate_terms: SAID (english: subauroral ion drift), aurora
    Sense id: en-STEVE-en-noun-uFbw5OZC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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