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I. light·ning [ˈlaɪtnɪŋ] METEO N no pl
ˈlight·ning strike N Brit, Aus
- lightning strike
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ˈlight·ning con·duc·tor N
- lightning conductor
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ˈlight·ning rod N Am (lightning conductor)
- lightning rod
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ˈheat light·ning N no pl
- heat lightning
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ˈsheet light·ning N no pl
- sheet lightning
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Klett Biology Glossary
lightning N
- lightning
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- lightning
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The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
www.punditarena.com You probably have to be a female lightning bug to understand.
www.kentucky.com For instance, in the ad airing in the evenings, barbecues, lightning bugs caught in a jar, campfires and marshmallow roasts are shown.
www.mediapost.com They are winged beetles, and commonly called fireflies or lightning bugs for their conspicuous crepuscular use of bioluminescence to attract mates or prey.
en.wikipedia.org Once introduced into the animals genetic code, the animal becomes mammalian lightning bug who glows under black light.
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www.sixpackfilm.com This gave me the idea of editing a number of lightning bolts from Blitze (2000) into the structure, which in turn led to the idea of putting a plastic rat at the beginning and a plastic gorilla at the end.
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Dadurch hatte ich die Idee, in die Struktur zahlreiche Blitze aus Blitze (2000) zu cutten, was wiederum die Idee auslöste, an den Beginn eine Plastik-Ratte und an das Filmende einen Plastik-Gorilla zu montieren.
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www.kh-do.de A version of the musical piece followed the wall score through sound recordings of patrolling helicopters, lightning and extremely long strings which Fox in the studios of his former or current homes touched or stroked.
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Eine Version des Musikstückes folgte der Mauer-Partitur durch Tonaufnahmen von patrouillerenden Hubschraubern, Blitzen und extrem langen Saiten, die Fox in Ateliers seiner früheren oder aktuellen Heimat strich oder schlug.
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www.muk.uni-hannover.de Both intra-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning activity are monitored with a location accuracy better than 1 km and a detection efficiency of up to 90 %.
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Beides, Wolke-Wolke ( IC ) und Wolke-Boden ( CG ) Blitze, werden mit einer Genauigkeit von unter 1 km und einer Detektionseffizienz von bis zu 90 % überwacht.
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www.orff.de St Peter hears the noise, sends thunder and lightning and comes down to the underworld in person; he has a drink with the » rebels « and leads them back to their resting places through an invocation to sleep.
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Petrus hört den Lärm, sendet Donner und Blitz und kommt selbst in die Unterwelt; er trinkt mit den » Rebellen « und leitet sie durch Schlafbeschwörung zu ihren Ruhestätten zurück.
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mv.vatican.va The statue had, therefore, been struck by lightning and, following the Roman custom, had been granted a ritual burial together with the remains of a lamb.
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Der Herakles wurde also von einem Blitz getroffen und nach Brauch der Römer hatte er eine rituelle Bestattung zusammen mit Resten eines Lammes erhalten.
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