lightning

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

1. abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light (Freq. 8)
• Hypernyms:
atmospheric electricity
• Hyponyms:
forked lightning, chain lightning, thunderbolt, bolt, bolt of lightning
2. the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash);
can scintillate for a second or more (Freq. 3)
• Hypernyms:
flash
• Hyponyms:
heat lightning, sheet lighting