coruscation

American  

[kawr-uh-skey-shuhn, kor-] / ˌkɔr əˈskeɪ ʃən, ˌkɒr- /

noun

1. the act of coruscating.

2. a sudden gleam or flash of light.

3. a striking display of brilliance or wit.

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coruscation British  

/ ˌkɒrəˈskeɪʃən /

noun

1. a gleam or flash of light

2. a sudden or striking display of brilliance, wit, etc

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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

Nor is there now any blinding coruscation of genius.

From Time Magazine Archive

Again there was a coruscation of coded flashes.

From The Great Dome on Mercury by Zagat, Arthur Leo

They seemed to speak together as if in some scene or passage of celestial drama, nor did I know which was the diviner speech, the moon's unwavering effulgence or that leaping coruscation of the stars.

From Apologia Diffidentis by Dalton, O. M. (Ormonde Maddock)

He was wont to declare, and no one was inclined to contradict him, that whenever she appeared, something like a bright coruscation seemed to flash upon the eye.

From The Vicar of Wrexhill by Trollope, Mrs

The jewel was supported on a delicate spring which vibrated with each step upon the floor, so that there was a constant coruscation of light around it.

From Stories about Famous Precious Stones by Orpen, Mrs Goddard