elves

/ɛlvz/
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Definitions of elves
  1. noun
    an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere
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    type of:
    atmospheric electricity
    electrical discharges in the atmosphere
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