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aura | chi |

As a proper noun aura

is shortened from aurelia.

As a noun chi is

chi (greek letter).

aura

English

Noun

  • Distinctive atmosphere or associated with something.
  • (parapsychology) An invisible force surrounding a living creature.
  • (medicine) Perceptual disturbance experienced by some migraine sufferers before a migraine headache.
  • (medicine) Telltale sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a .

    • Synonyms

    * air * feeling * mood * spirit * vibe

    Derived terms

    * auratic

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    chi

    English

    Etymology 1

    From the classical (la) transcription of the ancient Greek pronunciation /k?i/

    Alternative forms

    * khi

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The twenty-second letter of the Classical]] and [[Modern Greek, Modern Greek alphabets.

    • Etymology 2

    From former romanizations of (etyl) (zh)

    Alternative forms

    * ki, qi

    Noun

    (-)
  • (label) A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc. related (but not limited) to breath and circulation
  • * 2001 — , Artemis Fowl , p 196
    • Usage note
    As this is based on former romanizations of Chinese, one should be careful to distinguish its pronunciation from pinyin chi .
    Related terms
    * positive orgone radiation * prana * life force * ether * huna

    Etymology 3

    From the pinyin romanization of (cmn) (zh)

    Alternative forms

    * chih, ch'ih

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm
  • (Mainland China) The Chinese unit of length standardized in 1984 as 1/3 of a meter.
  • (Taiwan) The Taiwanese unit of length standardized as 10/33 of a meter, identical to the Japanese shaku.
  • (Hong Kong) The chek or Hong Kong foot, a unit of length standardized as 0.371475 meters.
    • Synonyms
    * (sense) Chinese foot * (Taiwan) Taiwanese foot * (Hong Kong) Hong Kong foot, chek
    Related terms
    * shaku, the equivalent Japanese unit

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