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elve¹

Rhymes with -ɛlv

Where it comes from

Obsolete form of elf.

noun elves

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of elf Sir Olof, he rode out at early day, / And so came he unto an Elve-dance gay.

elve²

Rhymes with -ɛlv

Where it comes from

From e(mission of) l(ight and) v(ery low-frequency perturbations from) e(lectromagnetic pulse sources), and to avoid clashing with the acronym ELF (extremely low frequency) used in the same field of science.

noun elves · ELVE · ELVES

  1. A rapidly expanding disk-shaped region of red luminosity in the ionosphere, lasting less than a thousandth of a second, which occurs high above energetic cloud-to-ground lightning of positive or negative polarity. It is likely that the first elve was recorded with the Space Shuttle low-light camera.

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中文淘氣精靈 /淘气精灵 táoqì jīnglíng
Françaiselfe

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"elve." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/elve. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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elve. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/elve

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"elve." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/elve.

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@misc{elve_2026,
  title = {elve},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elve},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}