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IC lightning

IC lightning noun: intracloud lightning; lightning which occurs within a cloud, resulting in the discharge of electricity between regions of the cloud. (Often, but not always, this takes the form of sheet lightning.).

Noun

IC lightning (uncountable)

  1. Intracloud lightning; lightning which occurs within a cloud, resulting in the discharge of electricity between regions of the cloud. (Often, but not always, this takes the form of sheet lightning.)

Origin of IC lightning

Abbreviation of "intracloud lightning".

Questions about IC lightning

What does IC lightning mean?
IC lightning means intracloud lightning; lightning which occurs within a cloud, resulting in the discharge of electricity between regions of the cloud. (Often, but not always, this takes the form of sheet lightning.).
What part of speech is IC lightning?
IC lightning is a noun.

Words near IC lightning in the dictionary

  1. IBZM
  2. Ibănești
  3. IC
  4. IC code
  5. IC codes
  6. IC lightning
  7. IC1
  8. IC1s
  9. IC2
  10. IC2s
  11. IC3

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