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st. elmo's fire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
st. el-mo's -fire
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An electrical discharge, or corona, seen around pointed objects, caused by ionization of the atmosphere during storms.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

After Erasmus of Formia, the patron saint of sailors, also known as St. Elmo.

Usage

Inflected Forms

St. Elmo's fires (plural) St Elmo's fire (alternative) Saint Elmo's fire (alternative) St. Ulmo's fire (alternative)

Synonyms

corposant corpusant composant Elmo's fire St. Elmo's light witchfire witch's fire corona discharge corona saint elmo's fire saint elmo's light saint ulmo's fire

Questions

What does st. elmo's fire mean?
An electrical discharge, or corona, seen around pointed objects, caused by ionization of the atmosphere during storms.
Where does st. elmo's fire come from?
After Erasmus of Formia, the patron saint of sailors, also known as St. Elmo.

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