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Meaning of "lightning" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LIGHTNING

Variant of lightening.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LIGHTNING

lightning  [ˈlaɪtnɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIGHTNING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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 LIGHTNING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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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 lightning in the English dictionary

The definition of lightning in the dictionary is a flash of light in the sky, occurring during a thunderstorm and caused by a discharge of electricity, either between clouds or between a cloud and the earth related adjectives fulgurous fulminous. Other definition of lightning is fast and sudden.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIGHTNING


beginning
bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ
cleaning
ˈkliːnɪŋ
evening
ˈiːvnɪŋ
foreshortening
fɔːˈʃɔːtnɪŋ
learning
ˈlɜːnɪŋ
listening
ˈlɪsnɪŋ
meaning
ˈmiːnɪŋ
mining
ˈmaɪnɪŋ
morning
ˈmɔːnɪŋ
opening
ˈəʊpənɪŋ
planning
ˈplænɪŋ
remaining
rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ
running
ˈrʌnɪŋ
stunning
ˈstʌnɪŋ
training
ˈtreɪnɪŋ
tuning
ˈtjuːnɪŋ
turning
ˈtɜːnɪŋ
warning
ˈwɔːnɪŋ
whitening
ˈwaɪtnɪŋ
winning
ˈwɪnɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIGHTNING

lighting
lighting cameraman
lighting effects
lighting engineer
lighting fixture
lighting-up time
lightish
lightless
lightly
lightness
lightning arrester
lightning bug
lightning chess
lightning conductor
lightning rod
lightning strike
lightning stroke
lightplane
lightproof
lights

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIGHTNING

ball lightning
burning
chain lightning
concerning
conditioning
designing
determining
dry lightning
entertaining
forked lightning
gardening
globe lightning
happening
heat lightning
in-service training
on-the-job training
sheet lightning
streak lightning
summer lightning
the top of the morning

Synonyms and antonyms of lightning in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lightning» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIGHTNING

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

Translator English - Chinese

闪电
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

relámpago
570 millions of speakers

English

lightning
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिजली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بَرْقٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

молния
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

relâmpago
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বজ্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éclair
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kilat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blitz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

번개
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kilat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chớp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மின்னல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विद्युल्लता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şimşek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fulmine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

błyskawica
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

блискавка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fulger
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αστραπή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weerlig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blixt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lyn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lightning

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHTNING»

The term «lightning» is very widely used and occupies the 7.240 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHTNING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lightning» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «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 lightning

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10 QUOTES WITH «LIGHTNING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lightning.
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Joseph Addison
Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity.
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Eden Ahbez
I am a being of Heaven and Earth, of thunder and lightning, of rain and wind, of the galaxies.
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Muhammad Ali
I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale; handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail; only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalised a brick; I'm so mean I make medicine sick.
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Julian Assange
We always expect tremendous criticism. It is my role to be the lightning rod ... to attract the attacks against the organization for our work, and that is a difficult role. On the other hand, I get undue credit.
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Gioconda Belli
Poetry for me is very easy. It's like a lightning bolt. I feel this calling, and the first line of the poem comes into my head, and I just have to go to the page, to the typewriter, to the computer or whatever and write it.
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Annette Bening
The tension I feel is the moment they say, 'Action!' Movies are like lightning in a bottle, and you always want to find when you possibly can catch a surprising moment.
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E. F. Benson
Early impressions are like glimpses seen through the window by night when lightning is about.
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Buffalo Bill
Quick as lightning Wild Bill pulled his revolver. The stranger fell dead, shot through the brain.
9
Jack Black
When you think about rock at its origin, and you think of the Beatles and millions of kids screaming as loud as they can and running as fast as they can towards the Beatles, there's no one who is that kind of lightning rod, who commands that kind of power and has that kind of creative magma.
10
Bill Bryson
There are only three things that can kill a farmer: lightning, rolling over in a tractor, and old age.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIGHTNING»

Discover the use of lightning in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lightning and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lightning
The first time the lightning strikes Laura Shane is born.
Dean Koontz, 2012
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Lightning
Years later, in the wake of another storm, Laura will be saved again. For someone is watching over her. But just as lightning illuminates, darkness always follows close behind.
Dean Koontz, 2003
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Lightning
Aided through many crises throughout her life by the almost miraculous intervention of a stranger, Laura Shane learns the nature of her awesome destiny when, on her thirtieth birthday, the stranger finally requests her help. Reissue.
Dean Ray Koontz, 2003
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All about lightning
Answers questions about Franklin's experiment, lightning rods, safety considerations, property damage, ball lightning, thunder, and thunderstorms
Martin A. Uman, 1986
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Struck by Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal
Struck by Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal follows the story of outcast high school senior Carson Phillips who blackmails the most popular students into contributing to his literary journal to bolster his college application; his goal ...
Chris Colfer, 2012
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The Lightning Thief:
The sequel to this novel is The Sea of Monsters. The Lightning Thief uses some aspects of Greek mythology in a modern setting. It is written in a "fast-paced humorous style"
Rick Riordan
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Lightning
Complete and comprehensive, this text for advanced undergraduates in physics and engineering features exceptional clarity and minimum of mathematic notation.
Martin A. Uman, 2012
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Dealers of Lightning
Based on extensive interviews with the scientists, engineers, administrators, and executives who lived the story, this riveting chronicle details PARC's humble beginnings through its triumph as a hothouse for ideas, and shows why Xerox was ...
Michael A. Hiltzik, 2009
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Smokestack Lightning: Adventures in the Heart of Barbecue ...
Featuring 50 mouthwatering recipes for such meats, sauces, and side dishes as Oklahoma Joe’s Brew-B-Q Ribs, Moonlight Mutton Dip, and Lady Causey’s Overnight Cabbage Slaw, SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING is a unique culinary chronicle that’ll ...
Eric Lolis Elie, 2005
10
The Lightning Discharge
Each chapter contains a reference list, and the book as a whole is augmented with a generous selection of diagrams, charts, and photographs.
Martin A. Uman, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIGHTNING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lightning is used in the context of the following news items.
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How can you protect yourself from lightning? (+video) - CSMonitor.com
Lightning strikes across the United States this past weekend have killed at least one person and left many others injured. How common are ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
2
Summer Storm Brings Heavy Rains to Southern California; Flash …
Meanwhile, the National Weather Service warned that conditions could also bring thunderstorms, lightning, strong winds, high surf and even ... «KTLA, Jul 15»
3
Colorado bride killed by lightning six days after wedding - NY Daily …
A Colorado woman was killed by lightning just six days after her wedding. Kathleen Bartlett, 31, and her new husband were hiking on Friday ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
4
Lightning-sparked fires in central San Joaquin Valley - Fresno Bee
A tropical storm that swept through the central San Joaquin Valley on Saturday stretched resources thin as lightning was blamed or suspected ... «Fresno Bee, Jul 15»
5
Lightning sparks fire at Powell home | NBC4i.com
POWELL (WCMH) — Firefighters believe a Delaware County home was struck by lightning Sunday afternoon, causing the roof to catch fire. «NBC4i.com, Jul 15»
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Witness: Lightning may have caused apartment fire - WRGB CBS6 …
WATERVLIET - Witnesses say a lightning strike may have caused a fire at an apartment building in Watervliet on Sunday. Fire crews from ... «WRGB, Jul 15»
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Lightning ignites fires on Central Coast | Local News - KSBW Home
Some lightning strikes made contact with dry areas, sparking about a dozen fires from Pebble Beach to Hollister. Battalion Chief Buddy ... «KSBW The Central Coast, Jul 15»
8
Lightning causes Okanagan forest fire | Globalnews.ca
According to the B.C. Wildfire Service, a fire about 10 metres by 20 metres sparked after lightning struck in an area north of Lake Okanagan ... «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
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Lightning starts fire in Fayetteville home, family displaced | abc11.com
A lightning strike started a large house fire in Fayetteville and displaced five people on Sunday. Officials said it happened around 5:25 p.m. at a ... «WTVD-TV, Jul 15»
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Why you should be even more terrified of lightning | Weather Watch
Yes, we talked about this recently, but on Friday NPR aired an illuminating and frightening story about lightning strikes and the chronic effects ... «Austin American-Statesman, Jul 15»

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