Definitions for: Coruscation


[n] a sudden or striking display of brilliance; "corruscations of great wit"
[n] the occurrence of a small flash or spark



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: glitter, sparkle

See Also: brilliance, flash, genius

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