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corona discharge ; An electrical discharge characterized by a corona, ... First identified as an electrical phenomenon by Benjamin Franklin in 1749, St. Elmo's fire is a bluish-white plasma caused by the release of electrons in a strong electric field (200 or more volts per cm); the electrons have enough energy to ionize...
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dictionary.reference.com/browse/Saint+Elmo's+fire
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First identified as an electrical phenomenon by Benjamin Franklin in 1749, St. Elmo's fire is a bluish-white plasma caused by the release of electrons in a strong electric field (200 or more volts per cm); ... Saint Elmo's fire - an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere...
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www.thefreedictionary.com/Saint+Elmo's+fire
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St. Elmo's fire is a popular name for so-called coronal discharge, which frequently happens during thunderstorms. Unlike lightning, coronal discharge is much less spectacular and ... St Elmo's fire, or coronal discharge, is a weakly luminous continuous discharge caused by strong electric fields near sharp objects.
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The appearance of St. Elmo's fire is regarded as a portent of bad weather. The phenomenon, also known as ... ...earth in the form of St. Elmos Fire, an electrical discharge named after St. Erasmus, patron saint of sailors. At a barbecue...links the phenomenon of St. Elmos Fire with paranoia when the lights...gasoline.
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St. Elmo's Fire is an electrical discharge observed around masts, poles, and spires causing ionisation of the surrounding atmosphere. It often produces crackling noises as well as giving rise to luminous displays often described as fireworks, jets, stars, corona, streams, or sparking.
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1. an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere; ... 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...
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www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/st._elmo's_fire.htm
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> uneventfuly, they addressed us and stated that it was an electrical > > discharge or a lightning strike. After they shut down the engines, they > > opened the cockpit door and said it was St Elmo's Fire.
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The phenomenon is scientifically known as a corona or point discharge. ... Thus, the atmospheric electrical field is only strong enough, under normal circumstances, to produce St. Elmo's Fire during thundery weather. When the storm is particularly heavily charged, leaves, blades of grass and even the horns of cattle may glow...
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www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/elements/stelmo.htm
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Finding a definition of "St. Elmo's Fire" that didn't involve Demi Moore or Rob Lowe took some work, but the invaluable Encyclopedia Britannica came through in the end. ... During thunderstorms, the air between the clouds and the ground becomes electrically charged, resulting in a "glow discharge" -- the same phenomenon...
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