lightning
Lightning is defined as a flash of light that is caused by the discharge of electricity in the atmosphere.
(noun)An example of lightning is the flash of light often seen before the thunder is heard.
The definition of lightning is extremely quick.
(adjective)An example of lightning used as an adjective is lightning speed which means moving very quickly.
See lightning in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a flash of light in the sky caused by the discharge of atmospheric electricity from one cloud to another or between a cloud and the earth
- such a discharge of electricity
Origin: ME lightninge < lightnen, to lighten
intransitive verb
adjective
See lightning in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. An abrupt, discontinuous natural electric discharge in the atmosphere.b. The visible flash of light accompanying such a discharge.
- Informal A sudden, usually improbable stroke of fortune.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , gerund of lightnen, to illuminate
Origin: , from lighten
Origin: , from Old English līhtan; see leuk- in Indo-European roots
.See lightning in Ologies
Lightning
See also atmosphere; clouds; rain; thunder; weather.
an abnormal fear of lightning.
ceraunography
keraunography. —ceraunograph, n. —ceraunographic, adj.
ceraunophobia
keraunophobia.
ceraunoscopia
keraunoscopia.
keraunography, ceraunography
the recording of occurrences of lightning and thunder on a time scale attached to a revolving drum. —keraunograph, n. —keraunographic, adj.
keraunophobia, ceraunophobia
an abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
keraunoscopia, ceraunoscopia, keraunoscopy
a form of divination involving thunder and lightning.
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