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Elve vs Eave - What's the difference?

elve | eave |

As nouns the difference between elve and eave

is that elve is (astronomy|meteorology) an upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms, rapidly expanding disk-shaped regions of luminosity, lasting less than a thousandth of a second, which occur high above energetic cloud-to-ground lightning of positive or negative polarity while eave is eaves: the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.

elve

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (astronomy, meteorology) an upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms, rapidly expanding disk-shaped regions of luminosity, lasting less than a thousandth of a second, which occur high above energetic cloud-to-ground lightning of positive or negative polarity
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    • Sir Olof he rode out at early day, / And so came he unto an Elve -dance gay.

    See also

    * blue starter * bluejet * gigantic jet * gnome * pixie * red sprite * sprelve * sprite halo * sprite * transient luminous events * troll * upward lightning ----

    eave

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Eaves: the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building
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    • , date= , year=2006 , month=Feb , first= , last= , author=Jill Kirchner Simpson , coauthors= , title=Building a Modular Home , volume=29 , issue=2 , page=51 , magazine=Country Living , publisher= , issn= citation , passage=Features such as shutters, eave brackets, transoms, a wraparound porch, and a pergola all help establish the style of this home. }}