"dawn chorus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɔːn ˈkɔːɹəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɔn ˈkɔɹəs/ [General-American], /dɑn ˈkɔɹəs/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: En-us-dawn chorus.oga [General-American] Forms: dawn choruses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹəs Etymology: From dawn (noun) + chorus (noun). Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Erithacus rubecula|species}} Erithacus rubecula, {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|birdsong}} sense 1, {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰākʷ-|*ǵʰer-|id2=enclose}}, {{compound|en|dawn|chorus|pos1=noun|pos2=noun}} dawn (noun) + chorus (noun) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dawn chorus (plural dawn choruses)
  1. Birdsong by a large number of birds occurring in the early morning. Synonyms: dawn choir Translations (birdsong by a large number of birds occurring in the early morning): zangklok [feminine] (Dutch), aamukuoro (Finnish), chœur de l’aube [masculine] (French), Vogeluhr [feminine] (German), pūatatangi (Maori), tangiata (Maori), waraki (Maori), coro del amanecer [masculine] (Spanish), ранковий хор (rankovyj xor) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-dawn_chorus-en-noun-en:birdsong Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'birdsong by a large number of birds occurring in the early morning': 98 2
  2. (electromagnetism, radio) Radio interference sometimes experienced at sunrise. Categories (topical): Electromagnetism, Radio, Atmospheric phenomena Synonyms: chorus Related terms: bird chorus Translations (radio interference sometimes experienced at sunrise): aamukuoro (Finnish), chœur de l’aube [masculine] (French), ドーンコーラス (dōnkōrasu) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-dawn_chorus-en-noun-cd01I3Iu Disambiguation of Atmospheric phenomena: 36 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 36 64 Topics: broadcasting, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, engineering, media, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, radio Disambiguation of 'radio interference sometimes experienced at sunrise': 1 99

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          "ref": "1965, Robert A. Helliwell, “History”, in Whistlers and Related Ionospheric Phenomena, Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications, published 2006, page 21",
          "text": "Both authors used data from other stations to show that the time of maximum dawn chorus activity increased with geomagnetic latitude. [G. McK.] Allcock argued that this characteristic could be related to the precipitation of positively charged solar particles that might produce the dawn chorus by exciting proton plasma oscillations in the outer ionosphere. These oscillations would then reach the earth in the whistler mode.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2006, Nicolas Collins, “Circuit Sniffing: Using Radios and Coils to Eavesdrop on Hidden Electromagnetic Music”, in Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking, New York, N.Y.; London: Routledge, page 12",
          "text": "Alvin Lucier's (US) Sferics (1980) is a recording ot electromagnetic \"tweaks,\" \"bonks,\" and \"swishes\" originating in the ionosphere, the result of self-immolating meteorites, the dawn chorus, and the Aurora Borealis.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Radio interference sometimes experienced at sunrise."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "electromagnetism",
          "electromagnetism"
        ],
        [
          "radio",
          "radio"
        ],
        [
          "Radio",
          "radio#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "interference",
          "interference"
        ],
        [
          "experienced",
          "experience#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "sunrise",
          "sunrise#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(electromagnetism, radio) Radio interference sometimes experienced at sunrise."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "chorus"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "broadcasting",
        "electrical-engineering",
        "electromagnetism",
        "engineering",
        "media",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics",
        "radio"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɔːn ˈkɔːɹəs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɔn ˈkɔɹəs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɑn ˈkɔɹəs/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːɹəs"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-dawn chorus.oga",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/42/En-us-dawn_chorus.oga/En-us-dawn_chorus.oga.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/En-us-dawn_chorus.oga",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (GA)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "birdsong by a large number of birds occurring in the early morning",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zangklok"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "birdsong by a large number of birds occurring in the early morning",
      "word": "aamukuoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "birdsong by a large number of birds occurring in the early morning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chœur de l’aube"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "birdsong by a large number of birds occurring in the early morning",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Vogeluhr"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "birdsong by a large number of birds occurring in the early morning",
      "word": "pūatatangi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "birdsong by a large number of birds occurring in the early morning",
      "word": "tangiata"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "birdsong by a large number of birds occurring in the early morning",
      "word": "waraki"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "birdsong by a large number of birds occurring in the early morning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coro del amanecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rankovyj xor",
      "sense": "birdsong by a large number of birds occurring in the early morning",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ранковий хор"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "radio interference sometimes experienced at sunrise",
      "word": "aamukuoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "radio interference sometimes experienced at sunrise",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chœur de l’aube"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dōnkōrasu",
      "sense": "radio interference sometimes experienced at sunrise",
      "word": "ドーンコーラス"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dawn chorus"
}

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