lightning
/ laɪtn̩ɪŋ /

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ETYM For lightening, from lighten to flash.
1. Emission of light due to electricity discharging from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth.
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.
High-voltage electrical discharge between two charged rainclouds or between a cloud and the Earth, caused by the buildup of electrical charges. Air in the path of lightning ionizes (becomes conducting), and expands; the accompanying noise is heard as thunder. Currents of 20,000 amperes and temperatures of 30,000şC/54,000şF are common.