cor·po·sant (kôr p -znt)n. See Saint Elmo's fire. [Portuguese and obsolete Spanish corpo santo, both from Latin corpus s  nctum, holy body : corpus, body; see kwrep- in Indo-European roots + snctus, holy, past participle of sanc re, to consecrate; see sak- in Indo-European roots.] |
corposant [ˈkɔːpəˌzænt]
n
(Physics / General Physics) another name for Saint Elmo's fire
[from Portuguese corpo-santo, literally: holy body, from Latin corpus sanctum]
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| Noun | 1. |  corposant - an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmospherecorona discharge, electric glow, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's light, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light, St. Elmo's fire, corona arc, electric arc, electric discharge, spark, discharge - electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field |
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