sunrise
/'sʌnraiz/
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Definition
Noun:
- The daily event of the sun rising above the horizon: The moment or time when the sun appears to move upward past the horizon in the morning.
- The atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun: The colors and light in the sky that occur as the sun rises.
- The first light of day; dawn: The early part of the day, beginning with the first appearance of light in the sky before the sun is fully visible.
Adjective:
- Of an industry or technology; new and developing: Used to describe a sector that is emerging, innovative, and has high growth potential, often contrasted with older, declining "sunset" industries.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- We woke up early to watch the sunrise over the ocean.
- The sunrise this morning was spectacular, with shades of pink and orange.
- They started their hike at sunrise to avoid the midday heat.
Adjective:
- The government is investing in sunrise industries like biotechnology and renewable energy.
- Many economists see the digital sector as a classic sunrise industry.
Advanced Usage
"Sunrise industry": A common economic term for a new and growing sector of the economy.
- The region is trying to attract sunrise industries to boost its economy.
"Sunrise period": In law or business, a specific, often limited, time at the beginning of a new regulation or system when certain actions can be taken.
- During the sunrise period, trademark holders had priority to register domain names.
Variants and Related Words
- Sunrise (n): The primary form.
- Sunrises (n, plural): The plural form.
- We have seen many beautiful sunrises on our travels.
- Sunset (n): The corresponding event in the evening when the sun goes below the horizon.
- Dawn (n): A close synonym for the early morning light, often used interchangeably with "sunrise."
- Daybreak (n): Another synonym for the first appearance of light in the morning.
Synonyms
- Dawn: The first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise.
- Daybreak: The time in the morning when daylight first appears.
- Morning: The early part of the day, from sunrise until noon.
- Aurora (poetic/literary): The dawn.
Related Phrases
- "Before sunrise": Prior to the sun appearing above the horizon.
- The birds start singing before sunrise.
- "Sunrise to sunset": From the beginning to the end of the daylight hours.
- The farmers worked from sunrise to sunset.
- "Catch the sunrise": To make an effort to see the sunrise.
- Let's go to the hilltop to catch the sunrise.
Idioms
- "A sunrise industry": As defined above, this is the primary idiomatic use of the adjective form.
- Telecommunications was once considered a sunrise industry.
Adjective
- of an industry or technology; new and developing
- high-technology sunrise industries
Noun
- the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon
- atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun
- the first light of day
- we got up before dawn
- they talked until morning