thunderstorm

Summary

thunderstorm is a type of meteorological phenomenon^[1]. thunderstorm has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• thunderstorm's instance of is recorded as type of meteorological phenomenon^[3].
• thunderstorm is a type of storm^[4].
• thunderstorm is a type of weather^[5].
• thunderstorm is a type of precipitation^[6].
• thunderstorm's Commons category is recorded as Thunderstorms^[7].
• thunderstorm's Unicode character is recorded as ⛈^[8].
• thunderstorm comprises lightning^[9].
• thunderstorm comprises rain^[10].
• thunderstorm comprises hail^[11].
• thunderstorm comprises wind^[12].
• thunderstorm comprises tornado^[13].
• thunderstorm comprises thunder^[14].
• thunderstorm's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Thunderstorms^[15].
• thunderstorm's Commons gallery is recorded as Thunderstorm^[16].
• thunderstorm's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• thunderstorm's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• thunderstorm's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[19].
• thunderstorm's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[20].
• thunderstorm's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[21].
• thunderstorm's different from is recorded as Burza^[22].
• thunderstorm's history of topic is recorded as water cycle^[23].
• thunderstorm's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000878^[24].
• thunderstorm's produced sound is recorded as thunder^[25].
• thunderstorm's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[26].
• thunderstorm's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Fluid dynamics^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

thunderstorm's instance of is recorded as type of meteorological phenomenon^[3]. Recorded subclass of include storm^[4], weather^[5], and precipitation^[6].

Use and Application

Components include lightning^[9], a type of meteorological phenomenon^[28]; rain^[10], a type of meteorological phenomenon^[29]; hail^[11], a type of meteorological phenomenon^[30]; wind^[12], a type of meteorological phenomenon^[31]; tornado^[13], a type of meteorological phenomenon^[32]; and thunder^[14], a type of meteorological phenomenon^[33].

Influence

Things named for thunderstorm include ORP Burza^[34], a destroyer^[35] and French destroyer Orage^[36], a destroyer^[37].

Why It Matters

thunderstorm has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] thunderstorm is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for thunderstorm include ORP Burza^[34], a destroyer^[35] and French destroyer Orage^[36], a destroyer^[37].