ELECTRIC GLOW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does electric glow mean? 

• ELECTRIC GLOW (noun)
  The noun ELECTRIC GLOW has 1 sense:

1. an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere

  Familiarity information: ELECTRIC GLOW used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ELECTRIC GLOW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

corona; 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

Hypernyms ("electric glow" is a kind of...):

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