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.

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Finally, it listed lightning and meteors from space as igneous meteors.

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