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Definition of: lightning

(lītning) noun
1. A sudden flash of light caused by the discharge of electricity between two electrified regions of cloud, or between a cloud and the earth.
2. The discharge itself.
—ball lightning
A luminous, electrically charged sphere, usually less than a foot across, which sometimes appears during a thunderstorm, moving slowly and generally discharging on contact.
—chain lightning
Lightning discharged in swift, long strokes, forked or jagged in appearance.
adjective Fast; rapid: a lightning movement.
[Earlier lightening <lighten flash]

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