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SPRITES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sprites mean?
• SPRITES (noun)
The noun SPRITES has 1 sense:
1. atmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising to heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with elves)
Familiarity information: SPRITES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Atmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising to heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with elves)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
red sprites; sprites
Hypernyms ("sprites" is a kind of...):
atmospheric electricity (electrical discharges in the atmosphere)
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