coruscation
(noun) a sudden or striking display of brilliance; “coruscations of great wit”
glitter, sparkle, coruscation
(noun) the occurrence of a small flash or spark
Source: WordNet® 3.1
coruscation (countable and uncountable, plural coruscations)
A sudden display of brilliance; a flashing of light; a sparkle.
Source: Wiktionary
Cor`us*ca"tion (kr`s-k"shn), n. Etym: [L. coruscatio: cf. F. coruscattion.]
1. A sudden flash or play of light. A very vivid but exceeding short-lived splender, not to call coruscation. Boyle.
2. A flash of intellectual brilliancy. He might have illuminated his times with the incessant cor of his genius. I. Taylor.
Syn.
– Flash; glitter; blaze; gleam; sparkle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
