coruscation
Americannoun
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the act of coruscating.
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a sudden gleam or flash of light.
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a striking display of brilliance or wit.
noun
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a gleam or flash of light
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a sudden or striking display of brilliance, wit, etc
Etymology
Origin of coruscation
First recorded in 1480–90, coruscation is from the Late Latin word coruscātiōn- (stem of coruscātiō ). See coruscate, -ion
Example Sentences
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Nor is there now any blinding coruscation of genius.
From Time Magazine Archive
And what is a smile or a laugh except a coruscation of the Soul's delight, a light shot outwardly from that which shines within?
From The Banquet (Il Convito) by Sayer, Elizabeth Price
Nothing about her appeared to move—save the coruscation of metallic ornaments that glittered in the sun, as though her body were enveloped in scale-armour.
From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne
We want to keep all our stars with us to make a shining coruscation at the finish.
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
It is about one quarter as broad as the full moon, and our largest aperture reveals the faint coruscation of its crowded components.
From Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers by Serviss, Garrett Putman
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