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lightning vs atmospheric electricity

atmospheric electricity vs lightning

lightning and atmospheric electricity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lightning Yes No No No
atmospheric electricity Yes No No No
As nouns, atmospheric electricity is a hypernym of lightning; that is, atmospheric electricity is a word with a broader meaning than lightning:
  • lightning: abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
  • atmospheric electricity: electrical discharges in the atmosphere
lightning (noun) atmospheric electricity (noun)
the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more electrical discharges in the atmosphere
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
Difference between lightning and atmospheric electricity

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