"Static" means that it is not changing or moving. "Discharge" means that electrical current is flowing from one place to another, reducing the remaining charge.
An atmospheric discharge of static electricity is called lightning.
Lightning is (the discharge of) static electricity.
Static discharge is the spark associated with static electricity that is caused by electrostatic discharge.
The difference between static elecrtricty and lightning is nothing! Lightning is a bigger more powerful form of static electricity. - Drewza
Static Discharge
All lightning is a powerful discharge of static electricity.
A discharge of static electricity from a huge cloud is called lightning.
in my own explanation static charge is a reaction between the (+)protons and (-)electrons an the effect of this reaction is called static electricity.
There are two types of electricity; dynamic and static electricity. The main difference between these two types is that in static electricity, the electrons do not move but in dynamic electricity, the electrons move either in changing directions or in one direction.
Static is electricity. It's just not all neatly contained in a wire.
A static discharge is an accumulation of static electricity that discharges when negative electrons connect with the positive protons.