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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">In U.S. weather observing practice, a visible [[electrical discharge]] in the [[atmosphere]].</div><br/><div class="paragraph">[[Lightning]]  is the most common and important type, but types of [[corona discharge]] are also  included. <br/>''Compare'' [[electrometeor]].</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">In U.S. weather observing practice, a visible [[electrical discharge]] in the [[atmosphere]].</div><br/><div class="paragraph">[[lightning|Lightning]]  is the most common and important type, but types of [[corona discharge]] are also  included. <br/>''Compare'' [[electrometeor]].</div><br/> </div>
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igneous meteor

In U.S. weather observing practice, a visible electrical discharge in the atmosphere.

Lightning is the most common and important type, but types of corona discharge are also included.
Compare electrometeor.


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