SAINT ELMO'S LIGHT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere

Synonyms:

corona; corona discharge; corposant; electric glow; Saint Elmo's fire; Saint Elmo's light; Saint Ulmo's fire; Saint Ulmo's light; St. Elmo's fire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("Saint Elmo's light" is a kind of...):

arc; discharge; electric arc; electric discharge; spark (electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field)

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