fulgurant

[ fuhl-gyer-uh nt ]

/ ˈfʌl gyər ənt /

adjective

flashing like lightning.

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owl

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Words nearby fulgurant

fulcrum, fulfil, fulfill, fulfillment, fulgent, fulgurant, fulgurate, fulgurating, fulguration, fulgurite, fulgurous

Origin of fulgurant

1640–50; < Latin fulgurant- (stem of fulgurāns, present participle of fulgurāre), equivalent to fulgur- (see fulgurate) + -ant- -ant

Example sentences from the Web for fulgurant

It seemed to her that the room had become a tent of fulgurant colours.
The Paliser case|Edgar Saltus
In the preceding examples the victims struck dead are not disfigured by the fulgurant force.
Thunder and Lightning|Camille Flammarion
High up into the heavens it tossed the fulgurant fires that betokened its wealth and power.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930|Various
In 1812, a fulgurant discharge took place near Mr. Cowen's and killed his dog beside him, without doing him any harm.
Thunder and Lightning|Camille Flammarion

Medical definitions for fulgurant

fulgurant

[ ful′gyər-ənt, -gər-, fŭl′- ]

adj.

Characterized by sudden shooting pain.