"sprite halo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sprite halos [plural], sprite haloes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|sprite haloes}} sprite halo (plural sprite halos or sprite haloes)
  1. (astronomy, meteorology) An upper-atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, diffuse disk-shaped glows that precede sprites and propagate downward. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Meteorology

Inflected forms

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