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lightning vs chain lightning

chain lightning vs lightning

lightning and chain lightning both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lightning Yes No No No
chain lightning Yes No No No
As nouns, chain lightning is a hyponym of lightning; that is, chain lightning is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lightning:
  • lightning: abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
  • chain lightning: a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like)
Other hyponyms of lightning include forked lightning, bolt, bolt of lightning, thunderbolt.
lightning (noun) chain lightning (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 a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like)
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
Difference between lightning and chain lightning

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