coruscation
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Noun (2)
- the occurrence of a small flash or sparkSynonyms: glittersparkleType of flash
- a sudden or striking display of brilliance“coruscations of great wit”Type of brilliance, genius
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Cor′us·ca′tion (k?r′?s-k?′sh?n), noun
Origin: L. coruscatio: cf. F. coruscattion.
1. A sudden flash or play of light.
A very vivid but exceeding short-lived splender, not to call it a little coruscation.— Robert Boyle
2. A flash of intellectual brilliancy.
He might have illuminated his times with the incessant coruscations of his genius.— Isaac Taylor
Synonyms: Flash; glitter; blaze; gleam; sparkle.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54