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Coruscation definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CORUSCATION, n [L.]
1. A flash; a sudden burst of light in the clouds or atmosphere.
2. The light produced by the combustion of imflammable gas in the earth.
Artificial coruscations are produced by phosporus and sulphuric acid, or by sulphuric acid and iron filings.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the occurrence of a small flash or spark [syn: glitter, sparkle, coruscation]
2: a sudden or striking display of brilliance; "coruscations of great wit"

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 15th century 1. glitter, sparkle 2. a flash of wit

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Coruscation Cor`us*ca"tion (k?r`?s-k?"sh?n), n. [L. coruscatio: cf. F. coruscattion.] 1. A sudden flash or play of light. A very vivid but exceeding short-lived splender, not to call ?t a little coruscation. --Boyle. 2. A flash of intellectual brilliancy. He might have illuminated his times with the incessant cor??cations of his genius. --I. Taylor. Syn: Flash; glitter; blaze; gleam; sparkle.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Flash, sparkle, glitter, gleam, scintillation.