1. (

• dawn ,
• dawning ,
• morning ,
• aurora ,
• first_light ,
• daybreak ,
• break_of_day ,
• break_of_the_day ,
• dayspring ,
• sunrise ,
• sunup ,
• cockcrow

) the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" ;

2. (

• sunrise

) atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun ;

3. (

• sunrise

) the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon ;

1. (

• sunrise

) of an industry or technology; new and developing; "high-technology sunrise industries" ;