Ceraunics

/sɛˈrɔnɪks/ noun

Definition

The scientific study of thunderstorms, lightning, and thunder.

Etymology

From Greek 'keraunos' (thunderbolt) + '-ics' (study or practice of). An older scientific term for what we now typically call 'atmospheric electricity' or 'thunderstorm meteorology.'

Kelly Says

Ceraunics was a popular subject of study in the 1700s and 1800s when Benjamin Franklin and other natural philosophers became obsessed with understanding lightning—they literally flew kites in thunderstorms to study electricity, risking their lives to satisfy their curiosity.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰራውኒክስ
se-ra-w-niks
ARالعربية
سيراونيات
si-ra-w-ni-yat
BNবাংলা
সেরাউনিক্স
se-ra-u-niks
CACatalà
ceraunics
se-ra-u-niks
CSČeština
ceraunics
se-ra-u-niks
DADansk
ceraunics
se-ra-u-niks
DEDeutsch
Zunderung
tsoon-der-ung
ELΕλληνικά
κεραυνικά
ke-ra-wn-i-ka
ESEspañol
ceras
se-ras
FAفارسی
سراونیکس
se-ra-w-niks
FISuomi
ceraunics
se-ra-u-niks
FRFrançais
cérauniques
ser-o-nik
GUGU
સેરાઉનિક્સ
se-ra-u-niks
HAHA
ceraunics
se-ra-u-niks
HEעברית
קרניטיות
kar-nit-iyot
HIहिन्दी
सेराउनिक्स
se-ra-u-niks
HUMagyar
ceraunics
se-ra-u-niks
IDBahasa Indonesia
ceraunics
se-ra-u-niks
IGIG
ceraunics
se-ra-u-niks
ITItaliano
ceras
se-ras
JA日本語
閃石
sen-ishi
KKKK
серауник
se-ra-unik
KMKM
សេរ៉ាអ៊ូនីក
se-ra-u-ni-k
KO한국어
세라우니즘
se-ra-u-ni-jeum
MRMR
सेराउनिक्स
se-ra-u-niks
MSBahasa Melayu
ceraunics
se-ra-u-niks
MYမြန်မာ
စေရာအူနီကျ
se-ya-a-oo-ni-ky
NLNederlands
ceraunics
se-ra-u-niks
NONorsk
ceraunics
se-ra-u-niks
PAPA
ਸੇਰਾਉਨਿਕਸ
se-ra-u-niks
PLPolski
ceraunics
se-ra-u-niks
PTPortuguês
ceras
se-ras
RORomână
ceraunics
se-ra-u-niks
RUРусский
цераунические
tseraunichyeskiye
SVSvenska
ceraunics
se-ra-u-niks
SWKiswahili
ceraunics
se-ra-u-niks
TAதமிழ்
சேராவுனிக்ஸ்
sa-ra-u-niks
TEతెలుగు
సేరావునిక్స్
se-ra-u-niks
THไทย
เซราอูเนียน
se-ra-u-ne-ian
TLTL
ceraunics
se-ra-u-niks
TRTürkçe
seraunics
se-ra-un-iks
UKУкраїнська
цераунічні
tseraunichni
URاردو
سراونیکس
se-ra-w-niks
VITiếng Việt
ceraunics
se-ra-u-niks
YOYO
ceraunics
se-ra-u-niks
ZH中文
闪石学
shǎn shí xué
ZUZU
ceraunics
se-ra-u-niks

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