coruscation
/ˌkɒɹəsˈkeɪʃən/
coruscation noun: a sudden display of brilliance; a flashing of light; a sparkle.
Noun
coruscation (countable and uncountable, plural coruscations)
- A sudden display of brilliance; a flashing of light; a sparkle.
- [I]n the dusky galleries, duskier with unwashed heads, is a strange 'coruscation,'—of impromptu billhooks.1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, (please specify the book or page number)
- The one, as a brilliant coruscation playing in a summer sky, might enchant the fancy and ensure the suffrage of a moment; the other, as a lovely constellation, though less vivid, yet from its undeviating steadfastness never failed to leave upon the observer impressions more truly gratifying, solid...1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter VII, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 85
coruscation meaning in Tamil and Bengali
coruscation in Tamil
- மின்னல் ஒளி உணர்வு, மின்னல்ஒளி தோற்ற உணர்வு, மின்னுதல், பளபளப்பாக ஒளிவீசுதல், திடீரென வீசும் ஒளி
coruscation in Bengali
- আলোর ঝিকিমিকি, চকচকানি
Forms of coruscation
| plural | coruscations |
|---|---|
| alternative form (dated) | corruscation |
Origin of coruscation
Borrowed from Latin coruscātiōnem, coruscātiō (“glitter, flash”).
Words that rhyme with coruscation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about coruscation
- What does coruscation mean?
- Coruscation means a sudden display of brilliance; a flashing of light; a sparkle.
- What is coruscation in Tamil?
- Coruscation in Tamil is மின்னல் ஒளி உணர்வு, மின்னல்ஒளி தோற்ற உணர்வு, மின்னுதல். See Coruscation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is coruscation?
- Coruscation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce coruscation?
- Coruscation is pronounced /ˌkɒɹəsˈkeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of coruscation?
- The plural of coruscation is coruscations.
Words near coruscation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: coruscation (page history and authors); coruscation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); coruscation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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