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coruscation

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cor·us·cate  (kôr-skt, kr-)
intr.v. cor·us·cat·ed, cor·us·cat·ing, cor·us·cates
1. To give forth flashes of light; sparkle and glitter: diamonds coruscating in the candlelight.
2. To exhibit sparkling virtuosity: a flutist whose music coruscated throughout the concert hall.
[Latin coruscre, corusct-, to flash.]
corus·cation n.
coruscation [ˌkɒrəˈskeɪʃən]
n
1. a gleam or flash of light
2. a sudden or striking display of brilliance, wit, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.coruscation - the occurrence of a small flash or spark
glitter, sparkle
flash - a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
2.coruscation - a sudden or striking display of brilliance; "coruscations of great wit"
genius, brilliance - unusual mental ability


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When he turned his head quickly his hair seemed to shake out light, and some persons thought they saw decided genius in this coruscation.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
One more coruscation, my dear Watson--yet another brain-wave
The Valley of Fear by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
The newspapers and magazines that fed the American mind--for books upon this impatient continent had become simply material for the energy of collectors--were instantly a coruscation of war pictures and of headlines that rose like rockets and burst like shells.
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