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n. The event or time of the daily first appearance of the sun above the eastern horizon.

n. An outset or emergence: the sunrise of classical art and sculpture.

n. The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.

n. The change in color of the sky at dawn.

n. Any great awakening.

adj. Pertaining to an unusually early time of day.

n. The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the morning; more generally, the time of such appearance, whether in fair or cloudy weather.

n. Hence, the region where the sun rises; the east.

n. The rise or first appearance of the upper limb of the sun above the horizon in the morning; also, the atmospheric phenomena accompanying the rising of the sun; the time of such appearance, whether in fair or cloudy weather; morning.

n. The region or place where the sun rises; the east: as, to travel toward the sunrise.

adj. of an industry or technology; new and developing

n. atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun

n. the first light of day

n. the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon

"It's what we call a sunrise industry rather than a sunset industry, said Beraskow."

new    sunrising   

atmospheric phenomenon    time of day    hour    periodic event    recurrent event   

moonset    sunset    moonrise   

tequila sunrise    sunrise period   

sun    sunup    sparrow-fart    dawn    crack of dawn   

sunset    dawn    noon    daybreak    morn    daylight    twilight    midday    sunlight    rainbow