κεραυνός — meaning in English
keravnos
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English meaning
- lightning adj Extremely fast, as if moving at the speed of an electrical flash in the sky.
- thunder noun The deep rumbling or cracking sound that follows a lightning bolt, caused by rapidly heated air expanding.
- thunderbolt noun A flash of lightning together with the crash of thunder that comes with it.
Senses
κεραυνός is used for these senses in English:
- lightning A discharge of this kind.
- lightning bolt A single, visible discharge of lightning.
- lightning rod (figuratively) A person or thing that is a target for negative reactions and distracts criticism from another target.
- lightning strike A lightning bolt, stroke of lightning, one of the events during an electrical storm when lightning strikes (an object on) the ground or an aircraft in flight.
- thunder The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
- thunder A deep, rumbling noise resembling thunder.
- thunderbolt A flash of lightning accompanied by a crash of thunder.
- thunderbolt (figuratively) An event that is terrible, horrific or unexpected.
lightning — full definition
- adj Extremely fast, as if moving at the speed of an electrical flash in the sky.
- verb To produce flashes of lightning during a storm.
thunder — full definition
- noun The deep rumbling or cracking sound that follows a lightning bolt, caused by rapidly heated air expanding.
- verb To make a loud rumbling sound, or to move, speak, or act with a force resembling thunder.