Definition

1. 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.

2. 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

1. of an industry or technology; new and developing
   • high-technology sunrise industries

Noun

1. the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon
2. atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun
3. the first light of day
   • we got up before dawn
   • they talked until morning