electrical discharge

English Thesaurus

1. a discharge of electricity (noun.event)

hypernym	:	discharge,
definition	:	the sudden giving off of energy (noun.event)

hyponym	:	impulse, nerve impulse, nervous impulse, neural impulse,
definition	:	the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber (noun.event)

hyponym	:	spike,
definition	:	a transient variation in voltage or current (noun.event)

hyponym	:	atmospheric electricity,
definition	:	electrical discharges in the atmosphere (noun.phenomenon)