Lightning-mapper Definition

noun

(meteorology) A system that displays a map of the position of recorded or real-time lightning discharges relative to the user or other objects.

Wiktionary
(instrumentation) The component of such a system that gathers the required data, comprised of an interconnected network of electric field change sensors that measure the time of arrival of electric field pulses from the strokes in a lightning flash. 2D maps require 3 such sensors, 3D maps require 4.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Lightning-mapper

Noun

Singular:
lightning-mapper
Plural:
lightning mappers

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to lightning-mapper using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

lightning-mapper

Word Length