igneous meteor

igneous meteor

[′ig·nē·əs ¦mēd·ē·ər]
(geophysics)
A visible electric discharge in the atmosphere; lightning is the most common and important type, but types of corona discharge are also included.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Finally, it listed lightning and meteors from space as igneous meteors.
"The hoary meteor fell"

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