Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun saint_elmo's_light

1 sense of saint elmo's light

Sense 1
corona discharge, corona, corposant, St. Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's light, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light, electric glow -- (an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere)
       => discharge, spark, arc, electric arc, electric discharge -- (electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field)