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volcanic lightning

volcanic lightning noun: electrical discharge that occurs during a volcanic eruption, caused by a build-up of static electricity in colliding ejecta (such as ash and debris).

Noun

volcanic lightning (uncountable)

  1. Electrical discharge that occurs during a volcanic eruption, caused by a build-up of static electricity in colliding ejecta (such as ash and debris).

Origin of volcanic lightning

From volcanic + lightning.

Questions about volcanic lightning

What does volcanic lightning mean?
Volcanic lightning means electrical discharge that occurs during a volcanic eruption, caused by a build-up of static electricity in colliding ejecta (such as ash and debris).
What part of speech is volcanic lightning?
Volcanic lightning is a noun.

Words near volcanic lightning in the dictionary

  1. volcanic bombs
  2. volcanic cone
  3. volcanic field
  4. volcanic glass
  5. volcanic glasses
  6. volcanic lightning
  7. volcanic neck
  8. volcanic necks
  9. volcanic pipe
  10. volcanic pipes
  11. volcanic sulfur

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