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Meaning of sprite halo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An upper-atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a diffuse disk-shaped glow that precedes a sprite and propagates downward.

Examples

“In lhe: early days of LLTV monitoring it was common to observe an apparent elve followed by a sprite, sometimes called a "sprelve." While elves do indeed precede some sprites, the "sprelve" in most cases, was found to represent a "sprite halo."”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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