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fulguration

/ˌfʌl.ɡjʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/US/ˌfʊl.ɡjəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

fulguration noun: a flash of lightning.

Noun

fulguration (countable and uncountable, plural fulgurations)

  1. A flash of lightning
  2. cauterization with electricity; electrocautery
  3. (obsolete) blick (The brightening or iridescence appearing on silver or gold at the end of the cupelling or refinishing process)

fulguration meaning in Tamil

fulguration in Tamil

கணத்தீய்ப்பு, மின்வழித்திசு அழிப்பு

Forms of fulguration

pluralfulgurations

Origin of fulguration

Borrowed from Latin fulguratio (“sheet lightning”), fulgurationis, from fulgurō, from fulgur (“lightning”).

Words formed from fulguration

Questions about fulguration

What does fulguration mean?
Fulguration means a flash of lightning.
What is fulguration in Tamil?
Fulguration in Tamil is கணத்தீய்ப்பு, மின்வழித்திசு அழிப்பு. See Fulguration meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fulguration?
Fulguration is a noun.
How do you pronounce fulguration?
Fulguration is pronounced /ˌfʌl.ɡjʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of fulguration?
The plural of fulguration is fulgurations.

Words near fulguration in the dictionary

  1. fulgurantly
  2. fulgurate
  3. fulgurated
  4. fulgurates
  5. fulgurating
  6. fulguration
  7. fulgurations
  8. fulgurator
  9. fulgurators
  10. fulgurite
  11. fulgurites

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