auræ

A form of aura — A subtle emanation or exhalation of any substance, such as an aroma or odour.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of aura

    Ocular auræ may consist of double vision, sudden blindness, flashes of light, vivid “stars,” or actual hallucinations of sight—faces, figures, or scenes. In auditory auræ various subjective noises or even definite words may be heard. Auræ of taste and smell also occur, but are rare.

    1922, Arthur Albert Stevens, The Practice of Medicine, W. B. Saunders Company, page 1027
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