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St. Elmo's fire vs electric discharge

electric discharge vs St. Elmo's fire

St. Elmo's fire and electric discharge both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
St. Elmo's fire Yes No No No
electric discharge Yes No No No
As nouns, electric discharge is a hypernym of St. Elmo's fire; that is, electric discharge is a word with a broader meaning than St. Elmo's fire:
  • St. Elmo's fire: an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
  • electric discharge: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
Other hypernyms of St. Elmo's fire include arc, discharge, electric arc, spark.
St. Elmo's fire (noun) electric discharge (noun)
an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
Difference between St. Elmo's fire and electric discharge

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