au|ra

au|ra «R uh», noun, plural au|ras, au|rae «R ee».

1. something supposed to come from a person or thing and surround him or it as an atmosphere: »

An aura of holiness enveloped the saint.

2. a subtle emanation or exhalation from any substance, such as the odor of flowers.

3. a field of ionized air or gas caused by the discharge of electricity from a sharp point.

4. a sensation in which the subject may hear strange sounds, smell a peculiar odor, see lights, or have other warning symptoms of a seizure, especially of an attack of epilepsy.

╂[< Latin aura < Greek aúrā breeze, breath]