lightning | ||
1. | [ noun ] (physics,electricity) abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light | |
Related terms: | atmospheric_electricity thunderbolt forked_lightning | |
2. | [ noun ] the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more | |
Related terms: | flash sheet_lighting heat_lightning | |
Similar spelling: |
lightening lighting lighting-up listening lighten Lightner lightness listing lighten_up light_unit light_time Leighton |