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ST. ELMO'S FIRE

Dictionary entry overview: What does St. Elmo's fire mean?

• ST. ELMO'S FIRE (noun)
The noun ST. ELMO'S FIRE has 1 sense:

1. an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere

Familiarity information: ST. ELMO'S FIRE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ST. ELMO'S FIRE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

corona discharge; corposant; electric glow; Saint Elmo's fire; Saint Elmo's light; Saint Ulmo's fire; Saint Ulmo's light; St. Elmo's fire; corona

Hypernyms ("St. Elmo's fire" is a kind of...):

arc; discharge; electric arc; electric discharge; spark (electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field)

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