IC lightning

noun

Intracloud lightning; lightning which occurs within a cloud, resulting in the discharge of electricity between regions of the cloud. (Often, but not always, this takes the form of sheet lightning.)

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Meanings

nounIC lightning (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIntracloud lightning; lightning which occurs within a cloud, resulting in the discharge of electricity between regions of the cloud. (Often, but not always, this takes the form of sheet lightning.)

Origin

Abbreviation of "intracloud lightning".

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IC lightning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IC%20lightning

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