elmo

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Definition of elmo in English English dictionary: A male given name
MING. About his name. Oscar. Asians always pick out the most curious and most discarded English names from books and TV. Like Cornelius. Elmo. Wellington.
Saint Elmo's fire: Alternative spelling of St. Elmo's fire
Saint Elmo's fires: plural form of Saint Elmo's fire
St. Elmo's fire: An electrical discharge, or corona, seen around pointed objects, caused by ionization of the atmosphere during storms
St. Elmo's fires: plural form of St. Elmo's fire
Saint Elmo's fire: Glow accompanying the brushlike discharges of atmospheric electricity that usually appears as a tip of light on the extremities of such pointed objects as church towers or the masts of ships during stormy weather. It is commonly accompanied by a crackling or fizzing noise. It is commonly observed on the periphery of propellers and along the wing tips, windshield, and nose of aircraft flying in dry snow, in ice crystals, or near thunderstorms. St. Elmo is an Italian corruption of St. Erasmus, patron saint of Mediterranean sailors, who traditionally regarded St. Elmo's fire as a sign of his guardianship over them

elmo

Turkish pronunciation

elmō

/ˈelmō/ /ˈɛlmoʊ/

() From an Italian contraction of Erasmo, cognate with Erasmus. Also a German short form of Elmar. * By folk etymology seen as a short form of Elmer.

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