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Meaning of "heat lightning" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEAT LIGHTNING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEAT LIGHTNING

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Heat 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 HEAT LIGHTNING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Heat lightning

Heat lightning is the name used for the faint flashes of lightning on the horizon or other clouds from distant thunderstorms that do not have accompanying sounds of thunder. This happens because the lightning occurs very far away and the sound dissipates before it reaches the observer. The term is a little misleading because it has nothing to do with the heat of the lightning itself. At night, it is possible to see the flashes of lightning from very far distances, up to 100 miles, but the sound doesn't carry that far. Lightning results from the discharge of negative ions created from the friction of ice and water particles bumping into each other at the bottom of a cloud. Heat lightning can be an early warning sign that thunderstorms are approaching. In Florida, heat lightning is often seen out over the water at night, the remnants of storms that formed during the day along a sea breeze front coming in from the opposite coast. Heat lightning is not to be confused with electrically-induced luminosity actually generated at mesospheric altitudes above thunderstorm systems, a phenomenon known as "sprites".

Definition of heat lightning in the English dictionary

The definition of heat lightning in the dictionary is flashes of light seen near the horizon, esp on hot evenings: reflections of more distant lightning.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEAT LIGHTNING

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heat prostration
heat pump
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WORDS THAT END LIKE HEAT LIGHTNING

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Synonyms and antonyms of heat lightning in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «heat lightning» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEAT LIGHTNING

Find out the translation of heat lightning to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heat 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 «heat lightning» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

热雷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

un rayo de calor
570 millions of speakers

English

heat lightning
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गर्मी बिजली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البرق الحرارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зарницы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

raio de calor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তাপ কুয়াশা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éclair de chaleur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jerebu panas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wetterleuchten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

熱稲妻
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

열 번개
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Panas haze
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sét nhiệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெப்ப அசைவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उष्णता धुके
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sıcağa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lampi di calore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piorun ciepła
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зірниці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fulger de căldură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θερμότητας αστραπή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hitte weerlig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

värme lightning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

varme lyn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heat lightning

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAT LIGHTNING»

The term «heat lightning» is normally little used and occupies the 120.691 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAT LIGHTNING» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEAT LIGHTNING»

Discover the use of heat lightning in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heat lightning and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Heat Lightning
A killer is leaving a puzzling calling card in the mouths of his victims.
John Sandford, 2008
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Heat Lightning
Summoned by Lucas Davenport to investigate a pair of murders in which the victims are found with lemons in their mouths, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigator Virgil Flowers struggles to find a connection that could prevent ...
John Sandford, 2008
3
Heat Lightning
A crusading Latina is targeted by a psychotic killer, and the only man who CA save her is a police detective who also has every reason to want her dead.
Colleen Thompson, 2009
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Heat lightning
San Francisco homicide detective David Cruz uncovers a complex tangle of blood feuds, betrayal, vengeance, and madness as he investigates the murder of a beautiful young Latin woman
John Lantigua, 1987
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Heat Lightning: New And Selected Poems 1986-2006
Poetry. Judith Skillman's HEAT LIGHTNING: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS 1986-2006 brings together poems from collections spanning a twenty year career, as well as new poems gathered here for the first time.
Judith Skillman, 2006
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Heat lightning
The chronicles of a summer in the lives of two sisters who had lost their parents in a boating accident as babies reveals how they trace the unraveling of the mythology that the two girls have created to explain their parents' death.
Leah Hager Cohen, 1997
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The American Journal of Science and Arts
Heat lightning. — The flickering motion of lightning, sometimes styled vespertine, observable in the clouds near the horizon, after a warm day, unaccompanied by thunder or any sound whatever, is ascribed by Huber-Burnaud, in a letter to the ...
‎1831
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Heat Lightning
This book is a collection of poetry I have been writing over the years. Some of it has been published in Literary Quarterlies. This book is divided into 5 sections. Each section deals with different aspects of my life.
Raelein MB Haley, 2009
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Thunderstorms ... Tornadoes ... Lightning: Nature's Most ...
Contact your local American Red Cross chapter for information on CPR and first aid classes. MYTH TRUTH : : “Heat lightning” occurs after very hot summer days and poses no threat. “Heat lightning” is a term used to describe lightning from a ...
Barry Leonard, 2009
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The Synonym Finder
thunderbolt, bolt, thunderbolt of Jove, flash or stroke or heat lightning, sheet lightning, chain lightning, fork or forked lightning, fireball; northern lights, polar lights, aurora borealis, aurora polaris. — adj. 2. fulgurant, flashing, cracking, rippling, ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEAT LIGHTNING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heat lightning is used in the context of the following news items.
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What causes 'heat lightning?'
Lightning that doesn't seem to produce any thunder is often referred to as heat lightning, because thunderstorms more frequently last well into ... «NBC26.tv, Jul 15»
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Storm Track Weekly Weather Fix
Heat lightning” is a popular misnomer. Heat doesn't actually cause lightning, despite what your grandma told you when you were little. «WIAT 42, Jul 15»
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Sunday Science Tidbit: Heat Lightning Myth
Okay raise your hand if you've ever heard of heat lightning. Many of you probably just did. In this week's Sunday Science Tidbit, I'm going to let ... «WNCT, Jul 15»
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Striking down lightning myths
"As we were talking about it you mentioned heat lightning, I've seen that at the beach," according to Shackelford. He says "That's my favorite, ... «WAAY, Jul 15»
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Other causes for global warming
Very little blame is put on the amount of heat lightning releases when it streaks through our skies and none to the amount which the electricity ... «Idaho Press-Tribune, Jun 15»
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Weather Wise: The truth about "heat lightning"
Similarly, the NWS does attribute the term "heat lightning" officially as that which "occurs at a distance such that thunder is no longer audible," ... «WTSP 10 News, Jun 15»
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Summer at last: Making hay while the sun shines hard
... will build up or fizzle out, whether it will seek me out or veer off to the north or south, whether it will be mostly heat lightning or streak lightning. «Bismarck Tribune, Jun 15»
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Centennials To Celebrate EP Release At The Saint In Asbury Park
Morse Code features four songs: "Heat Lightning", "Owls", "Oh, My Molly", and "Morse Code." The EP will be available at live shows, iTunes, ... «New Jersey Stage, Jun 15»
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What is Heat Lightning?
Heat lightning simply refers to lightning that is occurring in a storm that is too far away to hear the thunder. In the evening and nighttime hours ... «Live 5 News, Jun 15»
10
Five big weather myths debunked
Myth Number One: Heat lightning or the distant flashes of lightning you see in the sky (without hearing the clap of thunder) during the hot ... «Philly.com, Jun 15»

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