ball lightning
ball lightning noun: a short-lived glowing ball sometimes observed to float in the air and thought to consist of ionized gas associated with thunderstorms.
Noun
ball lightning (usually uncountable, plural ball lightnings)
- A short-lived glowing ball sometimes observed to float in the air and thought to consist of ionized gas associated with thunderstorms.
- Synonyms:
- globe lightning, globular lightning
ball lightning meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese
ball lightning in Tamil
- பந்து மின்னல்
ball lightning in Vietnamese
- a short-lived, glowing ball sometimes observed to float in the air
- sét hòn
Synonyms of ball lightning
Forms of ball lightning
| plural | ball lightnings |
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Origin of ball lightning
A calque of German Kugelblitz.
Questions about ball lightning
- What does ball lightning mean?
- Ball lightning means a short-lived glowing ball sometimes observed to float in the air and thought to consist of ionized gas associated with thunderstorms.
- What is ball lightning in Tamil?
- Ball lightning in Tamil is பந்து மின்னல். See Ball lightning meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ball lightning?
- Ball lightning is a noun.
- What is the plural of ball lightning?
- The plural of ball lightning is ball lightnings.
Words near ball lightning in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ball lightning (page history and authors); ball lightning (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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