sprite
/spraɪt/
noun
- A small, imaginary creature, often magical or mischievous, like a fairy or elf.
- Children love to imagine sprites hiding in the garden at night.
- In the story, a water sprite helped the lost fisherman find his way home.
- The forest was said to be home to tiny sprites that danced among the flowers.
- A small graphic image or character in a video game or computer animation.
- The game designer created a new sprite for the main character.
- Each enemy sprite in the game has its own unique animation.
- She learned how to program a sprite to move across the screen.
- A brief flash of light in the upper atmosphere, sometimes seen above thunderstorms.
- The pilot reported seeing a sprite during the night flight.
- Scientists captured images of a red sprite above a distant storm.
- Sprites are a rare and beautiful weather phenomenon.