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upward lightning

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
up-ward -light-ning
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An upper-atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, in which the lightning bolt projects straight into the upper atmosphere.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

upward lightnings (plural)

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does upward lightning mean?
An upper-atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, in which the lightning bolt projects straight into the upper atmosphere.

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