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sheet lightning

sheet light·ning
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sheet lahyt-ning]
    • /ʃit ˈlaɪt nɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sheet lahyt-ning]
    • /ʃit ˈlaɪt nɪŋ/

Definitions of sheet lightning words

  • noun sheet lightning lightning appearing merely as a general illumination over a broad area, usually because the path of the flash is obscured by clouds. 1
  • noun sheet lightning lightning that appears as a broad sheet, caused by the reflection of more distant lightning 0
  • noun sheet lightning a sheetlike illumination caused by lightning reflected and diffused by thunderclouds 0
See all 3 definitions of sheet lightning

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Origin of sheet lightning

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30

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Parts of speech for Sheet lightning

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Sheet lightning

sheet lightning popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for sheet lightning

noun sheet lightning

  • heat lightning — lightning too distant for thunder to be heard, observed as diffuse flashes near the horizon on summer evenings.
  • lightning — a brilliant electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, occurring within a thundercloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.
All 2 Synonyms of sheet lightning

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