| NOUN | phenomenon | atmospheric electricity | electrical discharges in the atmosphere |
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| Meaning | electrical discharges in the atmosphere. | |
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| Narrower | elves | An acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources |
| jet, blue jet, reverse lightning | atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward | |
| lightning | abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light | |
| sprites, red sprites | 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) | |
| Broader | atmospheric phenomenon | A physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere |
| electrical discharge | A discharge of electricity | |
| Spanish | electricidad atmosférica | |
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