Engelsk navneord: lightning | |||
| 1. | lightning (om fænomen) abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | atmospheric electricity | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | bolt, bolt of lightning, chain lightning, forked lightning, thunderbolt | ||
| 2. | lightning (om begivenhed) 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 | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | flash | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | heat lightning, sheet lighting | ||