coruscation

  • 11coruscation — noun A sudden display of brilliance; a flashing of light, a sparkle. All of these things the rubbed amber, the magnets, the crystal radio, the clock dials with their tireless coruscations gave me a sense of invisible rays and forces, a sense that …

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  • 12coruscation — cor·us·ca·tion (kor″əs kaґshən) [L. coruscatio a flash] a glittering sensation, as of flashes of light before the eyes …

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  • 13coruscation — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A sudden quick light: blink, flash, flicker, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, spark1, twinkle, wink. See LIGHT …

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  • 14coruscation — n. shine, glow; shimmering …

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  • 15coruscation — n. Flash, sparkle, glitter, gleam, scintillation …

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  • 16coruscation — n gleam, flash, spark, glitter, Archaic. glister; ray, beam, flash, fulguration, glint, glance; sparkle, glimmer, scintillation, shimmer, twinkling, glistening; radiance, brilliance, luster, luminescence, luminosity; glow, glare, phosphorescence …

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  • 17coruscation — cor·us·ca·tion …

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  • 18coruscation — cor•us•ca•tion [[t]ˌkɔr əˈskeɪ ʃən, ˌkɒr [/t]] n. 1) a sudden gleam or flash of light 2) a striking display of brilliance or wit • Etymology: 1480–90; < LL …

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  • 19coruscation — /kɒrəˈskeɪʃən/ (say koruh skayshuhn) noun 1. the act of coruscating. 2. a flashing or a flash of light …

  • 20coruscation — noun 1. the occurrence of a small flash or spark • Syn: ↑glitter, ↑sparkle • Derivationally related forms: ↑coruscate, ↑sparkly (for: ↑sparkle), ↑sparkle ( …

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