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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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