lightning discharge

  • 1lightning discharge — žaibo išlydis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. lightning discharge vok. Blitzentladung, f rus. грозовой разряд, m pranc. décharge de la foudre, f; décharge orageuse, f …

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  • 2Lightning bolt — may refer to* Lightning discharge, electrical discharge within clouds or between clouds and the ground * Thunderbolt, a traditional expression for a discharge of lightning or a symbolic representation thereof * Lightning Bolt (band), a noise rock …

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  • 3Lightning — This article is about the atmospheric electrical phenomenon. For other uses, see Lightning (disambiguation). See also: Lightning strike Lightning striking Atlanta, United States Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge (spar …

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  • 4Lightning rod — A lightning rod (USA) or lightning conductor (UK) is a single component in a lightning protection system. In addition to rods placed at regular intervals on the highest portions of a structure, a lightning protection system typically includes a… …

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  • 5Lightning strike — Lightning strikes are electrical discharges caused by lightning, typically during thunderstorms.Humans can be hit by lightning directly when outdoors. Contrary to popular notion, there is no safe location outdoors. People have been struck in… …

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  • 6Lightning (disambiguation) — Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of electricity.Lightning may also refer to:Transportation;Aircraft * English Electric Lightning, a supersonic British fighter aircraft of the Cold War era * P 38 Lightning, an American fighter aircraft of… …

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  • 7lightning — [līt′niŋ] n. [ME lightninge < lightnen, to LIGHTEN1] 1. 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 2. such a discharge of electricity vi. to give… …

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  • 8Lightning — Light ning (l[imac]t n[i^]ng), n. [For lightening, fr. lighten to flash.] 1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The sound… …

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  • 9Lightning arrester — Lightning Light ning (l[imac]t n[i^]ng), n. [For lightening, fr. lighten to flash.] 1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The… …

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  • 10Lightning bug — Lightning Light ning (l[imac]t n[i^]ng), n. [For lightening, fr. lighten to flash.] 1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The… …

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