coruscation

American  

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

noun

1. the act of coruscating.

2. a sudden gleam or flash of light.

3. a striking display of brilliance or wit.

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Etymology

Origin of coruscation

First recorded in 1480–90, coruscation is from the Late Latin word coruscātiōn- (stem of coruscātiō ). See coruscate, -ion

Example Sentences

Nor is there now any blinding coruscation of genius.

From Time Magazine Archive

Again there was a coruscation of coded flashes.

From The Great Dome on Mercury by Zagat, Arthur Leo

Soon another coruscation had appeared on the left in the direction of Montmartre; then another had burst into view on the right behind the Invalides, and still another, more distant near the Pantheon.

From A Love Episode by Zola, Émile

Can any of your readers explain why such a coruscation of joy upon a wedding day should forebode evil? or whether any other instances are on record of its so doing?

From Notes and Queries, Number 82, May 24, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George

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