HyperDic: elves

English > 1 sense of the word elves:
NOUNphenomenonelvesan acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources
elves > pronunciation
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English > elves: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningAn 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.
Broaderatmospheric electricityelectrical discharges in the atmosphere

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