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lightning::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | atmospheric electricity |
| Has types | bolt, bolt of lightning, chain lightning, forked lightning, thunderbolt |
lightning::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | flash |
| Has types | heat lightning, sheet lighting |
Examples of lightning
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Lightning flashed, fans scattered for cover and the umpires called for the tarp.
From the dispatch.com
The result was a disastrous, lightning-fast, dripping-molten-plastic house fire.
From the newscientist.com
Researchers are studying the link between lightning and subsequent flash floods.
From the sciencedaily.com
Also found in the altar trench was a sample of fulgurite or petrified lightning.
From the sciencedaily.com
If lightning strikes, the current could carry through those appliances, he said.
From the abcnews.go.com
The transmission is also lightning fast, up-shifting in a mere 10th of a second.
From the businessweek.com
The flash we see from lightning is just part of the total radiation it produces.
From the sciencedaily.com
The Lemah Fire was started by lightning and had grown Monday to about 600 acres.
From the thenewstribune.com
A lightning strike caused the cancellation of the school's first day of classes.
From the stltoday.com
- Abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
- 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
- Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of electricity accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms. ...
- The Lightning Car Company is a British sports car developer, based in Peterborough, focused on the development and production of high performance electric sports cars.
- Lightning was a clipper ship, one of the last really large clippers to be built in the USA. She was built by Donald McKay for James Baines of the Black Ball Line, Liverpool, for the Australia trade.
- Lightning, in comics, may refer to: *Lightning (DC Comics), a DC Comics character *Lightning, one of the duo Thunder and Lightning *Lightning, a member of the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
- The Lightning is a sloop rigged sailing dinghy originally designed by Olin Stephens of Sparkman & Stephens in 1938 and was first sailed on Skaneateles Lake, Skaneateles, NY, USA. More than 15,000 Lightnings have been built since then. ...
- Lightning was a German shepherd from a line of canine silent film stars. A grandson of Strongheart, Lightning was billed as "The Wonder Dog" and "The Marvel Dog". He began life as a runt but grew to be larger than average for the breed, and he was very intelligent.
- The flash of light caused by the discharge of atmospheric electrical charge; The discharge of atmospheric electrical charge itself; Anything that moves very fast; To produce lightning; Extremely fast or sudden; Moving at the speed of lightning
