: a rare form of lightning consisting of luminous balls that may move along solid objects or float in the air
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Recent Examples on the WebWhen amplified, its ball lightning attack pulses three times instead of just once. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 With all this information at hand, Hughes drew a potential connection between green fireballs—which can be caused by fast-moving meteors—and ball lightning. Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2022 Just like normal lightning, ball lightning seems to occur primarily during thunderstorms. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2022 And like Gervase of Canterbury, Gregory of Tours seems to have written about ball lightning. Kiona N. Smith, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2022 Like ball lightning, earthquake lights are relatively rare—captivating but hard for scientists to explain. Christina Nunez, National Geographic, 16 Apr. 2019 One thought is that ball lightning’s victims may continue to exist in a quantum state—like ghosts, in fact, trying to communicate. Tom Shippey, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2018 Instead, Liu focuses less on exploring his characters’ personal issues and more on their obsession with ball lightning. Andrew Liptak, The Verge, 15 Sep. 2018 Is ball lightning a macroscopic fundamental particle? Tom Shippey, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2018 See More