CLOUD-AIR LIGHTNING (CA)

Meaning of CLOUD-AIR LIGHTNING (CA) in English

Streaks of lightning which pass from a cloud to the air, but do not strike the ground:

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CA — Canada
Internet Domains English vocabulary
CA' — see: call
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CA — abbreviation California, Central America, certified acupuncturist, chartered accountant, chief accountant, chronological age, commercial agent, controller of accounts, current account
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LIGHTNING — Visible discharge of electricity when part of the atmosphere acquires enough electrical charge to overcome the resistance of the air. …
Английский словарь Британика
CLOUD — I Any visible mass of water droplets, ice crystals, or a mixture of the two that is suspended in the …
Английский словарь Британика
LIGHTNING — I. ˈlītniŋ, -nēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English lightning, lightening, from gerund of lihtenen, lightenen to lighten — …
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CLOUD — I. ˈklau̇d noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, rock, hill, cloud, from Old English clūd; akin …
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AIR — I. ˈār variant of ere I II. adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) ar, are, from ar, …
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CA' — ˈkȯ, ˈkȧ Scotland variant of call
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CA — symbol calcium
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CA — abbreviation 1. capital account 2. chartered accountant 3. chief accountant 4. chronological age 5. claim agent 6. coast artillery 7. …
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CA — abbreviation 1. cable 2. candle 3. case 4. cathode 5. centare 6. circa
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LIGHTNING — /luyt"ning/ , n. , v. , lightninged, lightning , adj. n. 1. a brilliant electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, …
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CLOUD — — cloudlike , adj. /klowd/ , n. 1. a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the …
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CA. — 1. cathode. 2. centiare. 3. Also, ca (with a year) about: ca. 476 B.C. [ (def. 3) circa ]
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CA — Symbol, Chem. calcium.
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CA — 1. California (approved esp. for use with zip code). 2. chronological age.
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CA' — /kah, kaw/ , v.t., v.i. Scot. to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling. [ …
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AIR — air 1 — airlike , adj. /air/ , n. 1. a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other …
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CA — n. around, approximately (used especially with dates)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CA — n. silvery metallic element present in the earth as well as in most animals and plants
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CA — company authorized to issue digital certificates which are used to authenticate a user or organization's identity during secure Internet transactions …
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CA — state on the western coast of the United States
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LIGHTNING — I. ˈlīt-niŋ noun Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of lightenen to lighten Date: 13th century 1. : the flashing of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLOUD — I. ˈklau̇d noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, rock, cloud, from Old English clūd; perhaps akin to Greek gloutos …
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AIR — I. ˈer noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin aer, from Greek aēr Date: 14th century …
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CA' — Scottish variant of call
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CA — 1. California 2. Central America 3. certified acupuncturist 4. chartered accountant 5. chief accountant 6. chronological age 7. commercial agent …
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CA — calcium
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CA — circa
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CLOUD — noun a great crowd or multitude; a vast collection. 2. cloud ·noun a mass or volume of smoke, or flying …
Webster English vocab
AIR — noun intelligence; information. 2. air ·noun odoriferous or contaminated air. 3. air ·noun utterance abroad; publicity; vent. 4. air ·noun …
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CA — ■ abbreviation (preceding a date or amount) cir~.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CA — ■ symbol the chemical element calcium.
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LIGHTNING — [light.ning] n [ME, fr. gerund of lightenen to lighten] (13c) 1: the flashing of light produced by a discharge of …
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CLOUD — [cloud] n, often attrib [ME, rock, cloud, fr. OE clud; perh. akin to Gk gloutos buttock] (14c) 1: a visible …
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CA — [ca] abbreviation circa Ca abbreviation calcium CA abbreviation California, Central America, certified acupuncturist, chartered accountant, chief accountant, chronological age, commercial …
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LIGHTNING — the visible discharge of atmospheric electricity that occurs when a region of the atmosphere acquires an electrical charge, or potential …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLOUD — any visible mass of water droplets, ice crystals, or a mixture of both that is suspended in the air, usually …
Britannica English vocabulary
LIGHTNING — lightning BrE AmE ˈlaɪt nɪŋ ▶ ˈ lightning bug BrE AmE ▶ ˈ lightning con ˌ ductor BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIGHTNING — / ˈlaɪtnɪŋ; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun [ U ] a flash, or several flashes, of very bright …
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CLOUD — / klaʊd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a grey or white mass …
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AIR — / eə(r); NAmE er/ noun , verb ■ noun GAS 1. [ U ] the mixture of gases that surrounds …
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LIGHTNING — I. light ‧ ning 1 /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: lighten 'to become less dark' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLOUD — I. cloud 1 S3 W3 /klaʊd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: clud 'rock, hill' ; because …
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CA — ca. ( also ca British English ) a written abbreviation of circa (=about) : dating from ca. 1900
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CA. — ca. ( also ca British English ) a written abbreviation of circa (=about) : dating from ca. 1900
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CA — CA written abbreviation for ↑ California
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AIR — I. air 1 S1 W1 /eə $ er/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-7, 9: Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old …
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LIGHTNING — n. & adj. --n. a flash of bright light produced by an electric discharge between clouds or between clouds and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLOUD — n. & v. --n. 1 a visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating in the atmosphere high above the general …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AIR — n. & v. --n. 1 an invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. 2 …
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LIGHTNING — n. & adj. n. a flash of bright light produced by an electric discharge between clouds or between clouds and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLOUD — n. & v. n. 1 a visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating in the atmosphere high above the general …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AIR — n. & v. n. 1 an invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIGHTNING — n. & adj. --n. a flash of bright light produced by an electric discharge between clouds or between clouds and …
Oxford English vocab
CLOUD — n. & v. --n. 1. a visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating in the atmosphere high above the general …
Oxford English vocab
AIR — n. & v. --n. 1. an invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
LIGHTNING — 1. Lightning is the very bright flashes of light in the sky that happen during thunderstorms. One man died when …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOUD — ( clouds, clouding, clouded) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A cloud …
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AIR — ( airs, airing, aired) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Air is …
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LIGHTNING — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES at/with lightning speed (= very quickly ) ▪ He moved with his usual lightning …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLOUD
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AIR — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a road/rail/air crash ▪ There will be an investigation into the cause of the …
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