lightning
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1. 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 (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | flash, |
| definition | : | a sudden intense burst of radiant energy (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | heat lightning, |
| definition | : | bright flashes of light near the horizon without thunder (especially on hot evenings); usually attributed to distant lightning that is reflected by clouds (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | sheet lighting, |
| definition | : | lightning that appears as a broad sheet; due to reflections of more distant lightning and to diffusion by the clouds (noun.event) |
2. abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light (noun.phenomenon)
| hyponym | : | chain lightning, forked lightning, |
| definition | : | a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like) (noun.phenomenon) |
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