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coruscation

[kawr-uh-skey-shuhn, kor-] / ˌkɔr əˈskeɪ ʃən, ˌkɒr- /


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Nor is there now any blinding coruscation of genius.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is about one quarter as broad as the full moon, and our largest aperture reveals the faint coruscation of its crowded components.

From Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers by Serviss, Garrett Putman

—H. A. B. asks at the end of his Note, "Why a coruscation of joy, upon a wedding day, should forebode evil?" and "Whether any other instances are on record of its so doing?"

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 95, August 23, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

A faint coruscation of sparks ran along the network, but the craft kept steadily onward.

From Astounding Stories, May, 1931 by Various

As the party retreated, not two, but ten fires were seen gleaming among the trees, filling the forest with their bright coruscation.

From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Reid, Mayne




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