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Meaning of "lightning stroke" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIGHTNING STROKE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIGHTNING STROKE

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conjunction
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Lightning stroke 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 STROKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lightning stroke in the English dictionary

The definition of lightning stroke in the dictionary is a discharge of lightning between a cloud and the earth, esp one that causes damage. Other definition of lightning stroke is sudden death due to being struck by lightning, esp of cattle, horses or sheep.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIGHTNING STROKE

lightless
lightly
lightness
lightning
lightning arrester
lightning bug
lightning chess
lightning conductor
lightning rod
lightning strike
lightplane
lightproof
lights
lights out
lights-out
lightship
lightsome
lightsomely
lightsomeness
lighttight

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIGHTNING STROKE

a stroke
backstroke
breaststroke
broke
brushstroke
butterfly stroke
downstroke
exhaust stroke
four-stroke
heat stroke
heatstroke
instroke
keystroke
masterstroke
return stroke
sidestroke
stroke
sunstroke
thunderstroke
two-stroke
upstroke

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lightning stroke» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIGHTNING STROKE

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

Translator English - Chinese

雷击
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rayo
570 millions of speakers

English

lightning stroke
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिजली स्ट्रोक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البرق السكتة الدماغية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

удар молнии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

relâmpago
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাজ স্ট্রোক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coup de foudre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Strok kilat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blitzschlag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

雷撃
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

낙뢰
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stroke kilat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đột quỵ sét
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மின்னல் ஸ்ட்ரோக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विद्युल्लता स्ट्रोक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yıldırım çarpması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

colpo di fulmine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uderzenia pioruna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

удар блискавки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trăznet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αστραπή εγκεφαλικό επεισόδιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weerligstraal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blixtnedslag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lynnedslag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lightning stroke

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHTNING STROKE»

The term «lightning stroke» is normally little used and occupies the 127.002 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHTNING STROKE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIGHTNING STROKE»

Discover the use of lightning stroke in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lightning stroke and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
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
2
Lightning Physics and Lightning Protection
In Europe, for example, a 30 m mast experiences, on the average, 0.1 lightning stroke per year (or 1 stroke per 10 years), whereas a single 100m construction attracts 10 times more lightnings. On closer inspection, the strong dependence of  ...
Eduard M. Bazelyan, Yuri P. Raizer, 2000
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Electric Power Substations Engineering, Third Edition
12 Direct Lightning Stroke Shielding of Substations* 12.1 Lightning Stroke Protection ........................................................ .. 1 2-1 The Design Problem 12.2 Lightning Parameters .................................................................. .. 1 2-2 Strike Distance I Stroke ...
John D. McDonald, 2012
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Lightning Injuries: Electrical, Medical, and Legal Aspects
This raises the question of "how much voltage is associated with a lightning stroke?". The theoretical answer is found in the voltage equivalent circuit of Figure 2a. Consider an average stroke current (Is) of 30.000 A and a surge impedance ...
Christopher Joh Andrews, Mary Ann Cooper, M. Darveniza, 1991
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Physics of Precipitation: Proceedings of the Cloud Physics ...
Cambridge, Massachusetts Abstract — The electrical effects caused by lightning strokes within clouds may cause a rapid and ctfectn e diop coalescence process It is suggested that the lightning stroke intensely electrifies cloud diops in its ...
Helmut Weickmann, 1960
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Overhead Power Lines: Planning, Design, Construction
547 \ 80 100 200 300 kA kA/ns Figure 4.6: Distribution frequencies of lightning stroke currents and slopes (clarification in Table 4.1) regions is not yet available at enough quantity. However, the average lightning current magnitude can vary ...
Friedrich Kiessling, Peter Nefzger, Ulf Kaintzyk, 2003
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The Lightning Discharge
AIEE Trans, 77 (Pt. 3);229-242 (1958). Wagner, C. F., and A. R. Hileman: The Lightning Stroke. AIEE Trans., 80 (Pt. 3):623-642 (1961). Wagner, C. F., and A. R. Hileman: Surge Impedance and Its Application to the Lightning Stroke. AIEE Trans.
Martin A. Uman, 2012
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Lightning Electromagnetics
If the line is connected into any load impedances, reflections will occur and the response of the line to the field radiated by the lightning stroke will be a series of oscillations. To simplify the interpretation, we thus assume that the line is matched ...
Robert Gardner, 1990
9
Extreme Weather and Climate
The lightning stroke can heat the air through which it travels to an incredible 54,000°F (30,000°C), which is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun. This extreme heating causes the air to expand explosively, thus initiating a shock wave that ...
C. Donald Ahrens, Perry Samson, 2010
10
Insulation Coordination for Power Systems
2 THE STROKE MECHANISM In discussing the mechanism of the lightning stroke, we must constantly realize that our primary ... is to obtain an understanding so that we can develop a mathematical model of the last step of the lightning stroke.
Andrew R. Hileman, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIGHTNING STROKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lightning stroke is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lightning kills 4 in Habiganj
Ajmiriganj police station OC Toiyomur Box Chowdhury said six people were injured when lightning stroke on a boat at Birat haor on ... «DhakaTribune, Jul 15»
2
PBS documentary sheds light on the destructive 1977 New York City …
It all started July 13, 1977, at 8:37 p.m. It was hot and humid. There was a severe thunderstorm, and lightning stroke at Buchanan South, ... «Examiner.com, Jul 15»
3
Lightning in the laboratory
A surge generator lined with capacitors can produce up to one million volts of electricity, similar to a lightning stroke. A big spark between an ... «NBC4i.com, Jul 15»
4
LETTER: Brookstone opposes proposed Medicaid cuts
... was driving were killed by a lightning stroke was the thrilling experience of Elmer Scott, 18, while working in the corn field of Garvin Williams. «Journal Gazette and Times-Courier, Jul 15»
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Violent Thunderstorms: Great Lakes Tonight; Northeast Tomorrow
and when you hear the thunder you know how far away the closest part of the lightning stroke was to you. Since the spark can be at least ... «AccuWeather.com, Jun 15»
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Sympathising With the Bereaved Families of the Flood cum GOIL …
Additionally, lightning stroke or electrical fault caused by the downpour could have caused the explosion of the fuel station. However, this ... «GhanaWeb, Jun 15»
7
Paul Wetzl's Weather Blog: It is as Fast as Lightning
According to NOAA, a lightning stroke has an electrical potential of 100 million volts! The air around the lightning can heat to 50,000°F! Around ... «WKBN.com, Jun 15»
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Partly sunny with scattered showers today
A lightning stroke is a series of electrical charges that flows up and down within the lightning flash. It is what makes lightning flicker. «Sun Sentinel, Jun 15»
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Lightning kills 2 in Meherpur
Bilkis died when lightning stroke her while she was entering her house on Sunday morning while Atiar was killed in the lightning while working ... «DhakaTribune, May 15»
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REAL AMERICA
Writers typically don't have a lightning stroke of luck that catapults them into fame and fortune. Instead, most writers have years, sometimes ... «WND.com, Apr 15»

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