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    ST. ELMO'S FIRE

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    An electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphereplay

    Synonyms:

    corona; corona discharge; corposant; electric glow; Saint Elmo's fire; Saint Elmo's light; Saint Ulmo's fire; Saint Ulmo's light; St. Elmo's fire

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural phenomena

    Hypernyms ("St. Elmo's fire" is a kind of...):

    arc; discharge; electric arc; electric discharge; spark (electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field)

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