atmospheric electricity 1
noundomain: natural phenomenon
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
electrical discharges in the atmosphere
Hypernym
a discharge of electricity
a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
EnglishHyponym
elves 1
noun
an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere
jet 4
noun
atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward
lightning 1
noun
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
sprites 1
noun
atmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising to heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with elves)
