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PRONUNCIATION OF FORKED LIGHTNING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORKED LIGHTNING

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Forked lightning is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FORKED LIGHTNING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

forked lightning

Lightning

Lightning is a massive electrostatic discharge between the electrically charged regions within clouds or between a cloud and the surface of a planet. The charged regions within the atmosphere temporarily equalize themselves through a lightning flash, commonly referred to as a strike if it hits an object on the ground. There are three primary types of lightning; from a cloud to itself; from one cloud to another cloud and between a cloud and the ground. Although lightning is always accompanied by the sound of thunder, distant lightning may be seen but may be too far away for the thunder to be heard.

Definition of forked lightning in the English dictionary

The definition of forked lightning in the dictionary is a zigzag form of lightning Also called: chain lightning.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE FORKED LIGHTNING

ball lightning
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Synonyms and antonyms of forked lightning in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «forked lightning» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORKED LIGHTNING

Find out the translation of forked lightning to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of forked lightning from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forked lightning» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

叉状闪电
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

relámpago bifurcado
570 millions of speakers

English

forked lightning
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काँटेदार बिजली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البرق متشعب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зигзагообразная молния
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

relâmpago bifurcado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাঁটা বাজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

foudre fourchue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kilat kilat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gabelblitz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フォークされた雷
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

갈래 번개
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kilat kilat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sét chia hai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மின்னலுடன் முடக்கப்பட்டது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोर्क विद्युत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çatallı yıldırım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fulmine biforcuto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozwidlony błyskawica
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зиґзаґоподібна блискавка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fulger bifurcat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διχαλωτή αστραπή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gevurkte weerlig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

forked lightning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

delte lyn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forked lightning

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORKED LIGHTNING»

The term «forked lightning» is normally little used and occupies the 123.501 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORKED LIGHTNING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «forked lightning» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «forked lightning» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forked lightning

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORKED LIGHTNING»

Discover the use of forked lightning in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forked lightning and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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History of Dane County, Wisconsin ... Preceded by a History ...
Rushing Waters would look at Forked Lightning and say, “ Forked Lightning will be a medicine man, for he talks with the Great Spirit." When the flowers covered the prairies, the children of Rushing Waters went to Sugar River to visit White Lily.
Consul Willshire Butterfield, 1880
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Noble Lives of a Noble Race
"Chin high," said the chief. "Red Fox," called the chief. Red Fox came and made a beautiful leap. "Forked Lightning." Forked Lightning also came and made a beautiful leap, describing a semicircle. "Eye high," said the chief to the two men.
‎1909
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Ancient Architecture of the Southwest
i FORKED LIGHTNING FORKED LIGHTNING Rio Grande Anasazi The adobe pueblo of Forked Lightning is located in a fertile valley of the upper Pecos River approximately 25 miles (40 kilometers! east of Santa Fe. The community lies on the ...
William N. Morgan, 2014
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A Rose for Mrs. Miniver: The Life of Greer Garson
At Buddy Fogelson's invitation, Greer and her mother spent a week relaxing at his Forked Lightning Ranch in Pecos, twenty-seven miles northeast of Santa Fe, New Mexico. “I'll never forget my first trip to the Forked Lightning Ranch,” Greer ...
Michael Troyan, 2010
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The Simmons Reading Books
Augustus Hill Kelley. flying in the air, came Red Fox, and like a thing flying in the air he rose and described a beautiful semicircle over the stick. A great shout rent the air. "I have never seen a leap so high!" said some. 5. "Forked Lightning!
Augustus Hill Kelley, 1917
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AN INTRODUCTION TO HIGH VOLTAGE ENGINEERING
The best known form of lightning flash is the discharge to ground commonly called forked lightning, which appears to pass vertically downwards along a zig- zag path, with forks or branches which are almost always directed downwards.
SUBIR RAY, 2013
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An Analytical Guide to Television's One Step Beyond, 1959-1961
(Dramatized by Merwin Gerard; Directed by John Newland; Airdate: November 17, 1959) SYNOPSIS: As a storm gathers high above the city, forked lightning spurs a double premonition in disparate individuals. One woman, Ellen Chambers, ...
John Kenneth Muir, 2001
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Extreme Weather and Climate
Forked Lightning The most common form oflightning is forked lightning, which normally has a crooked or forked appearance with branches extending outward from the main flash (see Fig. 11.36 and Fig. 11.37a). Forked lightning often forms  ...
C. Donald Ahrens, Perry Samson, 2010
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal ...
Lightning of the first class is familiarly known as forked-lightning (Fr. tclair en zig- zag). It appears as a broken line of light, dense, thin, and well defined at the edges. Occasionally, when darting between the clouds and the earth, it breaks up  ...
‎1874
10
How Dark Is Your Dungeon?
Then once more the sky was lit up with forked lightning, and I could see John heading toward us. Even before the first flash of forked lightning had died away, it was followed, first by another one, and then another. It was with dismay that I ...
John P. Smith, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORKED LIGHTNING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forked lightning is used in the context of the following news items.
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Second Draft: Bishop Mountain found luxury on his first trip to …
The forked lightning breaks from a great many places, and three or four of the zigzag lines unite in one point, and seem to dart to the ground.”. «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Hailstorm leaves trail of destruction across Keighley and Worth Valley
Huge flashes of sheet and forked lightning lit the sky after one of the area's hottest days, bringing a torrential downpour followed by the freak ... «Keighley News, Jul 15»
3
June 'unseasonably' cool for East Lancs in spite of heatwave on last …
He said: “A very spectacular thunderstorm started at 10.20pm on Wednesday with near continuous sheet and forked lightning.” ... «Lancaster and Morecambe Citizen, Jul 15»
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Heatwave UK: Hottest July day for 160 years - but will it continue on …
... bottles of water to motorists left stranded for hours when a lorry carrying explosives caught fire at around 1pm amid forked lightning storms. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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The past 100 years, June 30, 2015
June 30, 1990: WASHINGTON — A Pittsburgh-based philanthropic group is buying actress Greer Garson Fogelson's Forked Lightning Ranch ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jun 15»
6
At the CN Tower, lightning strikes twice — and again, and again
A forked lightning strike hits near the CN Tower and Ashbridges Bay simultaneously during a thunderstorm in 2003. next play/pause pre 1/1. «OurWindsor.ca, Jun 15»
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Star Wars meets Hearthstone in this amazing mashup
Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus — Lightning spells: lightning bolt, forked lightning, lightning storm. Dooku HS. General Grevious — Four ... «Dork Side of the Force, Jun 15»
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Yair Lapid: Report on Gaza War Proves United Nations is 'Out of its …
Here the prophets walked, their words flashing like forked lightning. Here a people who wanted nothing more than to be left alone, fought off ... «Algemeiner, Jun 15»
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Charity unicyclist crosses Europe
Most Popular. Most read; Most shared. 1 Forked lightning over Victoria, central London (Scott D'Arcy/PA) · Lightning show for boiling Britons. «BT.com, Jun 15»
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K-X-P - III Part I
... perfect example of this, rushing forward like a Union Pacific train out of control; its electronic effects the musical equivalent of forked lightning. «musicOMH.com, Apr 15»

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