1. The daily event of the sun rising above the horizon
   "They woke up early to watch the sunrise over the ocean"
    
2. The first light of day
   "we got up before sunrise";
   - dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunup, cockcrow
    
3. Atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun
   "The sunrise painted the sky in vibrant hues of orange and pink"

1. Of an industry or technology; new and developing
   "high-technology sunrise industries"

Derived forms: sunrises

See also: new

Type of: atmospheric phenomenon, hour, periodic event, recurrent event, time of day

Encyclopedia: Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset