- fork(ed) lightning
- разветвленная молния, зигзагообразная молния
English-Russian aviation meteorology dictionary. 2013.
English-Russian aviation meteorology dictionary. 2013.
fork — fork1 [fo:k US fo:rk] n ↑fork, ↑knife, ↑spoon [: Old English; Origin: forca, from Latin furca] 1.) a tool you use for picking up and eating food, with a handle and three or four points ▪ Put the knives and forks on the table. 2.) a garden tool… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fork — n. & v. n. 1 an instrument with two or more prongs used in eating or cooking. 2 a similar much larger instrument used for digging, lifting, etc. 3 any pronged device or component (tuning fork). 4 a forked support for a bicycle wheel. 5 a a… … Useful english dictionary
fork lightning — šakotinis žaibas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. fork lightning; forked lightning vok. Gabelblitz, m; verzweigter Blitz, m rus. разветвлённая молния, f pranc. foudre bifurqée, f; foudre en fourche, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
lightning — n 1. thunderbolt, bolt, thunderbolt of Jove, flash or stroke or heat lightning, sheet lightning, chain lightning, fork or forked lightning, fireball; northern lights, polar lights, aurora borealis, aurora polaris. adj 2. fulgurant, flashing,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
fork´ed|ness — forked «frkt; Archaic and Poetic FR kihd», adjective. 1. having a fork or forks; divided into branches; branching: »a forked stick. 2. zigzag: »forked lightning. –fork´ed|ly, adverb. –fork´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
fork´ed|ly — forked «frkt; Archaic and Poetic FR kihd», adjective. 1. having a fork or forks; divided into branches; branching: »a forked stick. 2. zigzag: »forked lightning. –fork´ed|ly, adverb. –fork´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
fork-like — adjective resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches the biramous appendages of an arthropod long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects a forked river a forked tail forked lightning horseradish grown in poor soil may… … Useful english dictionary
Lockheed P-38 Lightning — P 38 redirects here. For other uses, see P 38 (disambiguation). P 38 Lightning P 38H 5 LO, AAF Ser. No. 4 … Wikipedia
P-38 Lightning — infobox Aircraft name =P 38 Lightning type =Heavy fighter manufacturer =Lockheed caption = designer =Kelly Johnson first flight =27 January 1939 introduction = 1941 retired = 1949 primary user = United States Army Air Force more users = produced … Wikipedia
Ball lightning — is an atmospheric electrical phenomenon, the physical nature of which is still controversial. The term refers to reports of luminous, usually spherical objects which vary from pea sized to several meters in diameter. It is sometimes associated… … Wikipedia
chain lightning — noun a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork like) • Syn: ↑forked lightning • Hypernyms: ↑lightning * * * noun : lightning that appears to move very rapidly in a long angular, zigzag, or forked course *… … Useful english dictionary