Coruscation

/ˌkɒrəˈskeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

A flash or gleam of light; a sudden brilliant display of wit or brilliance.

Etymology

From Latin 'coruscatio' (a flashing/gleaming). The noun form of 'coruscate.' Each coruscation is a single flash in a display of sparkle.

Kelly Says

A single FLASH in a display of brilliance! When diamonds throw fire, each glint is a coruscation. When a comedian drops a perfect joke, that's a coruscation of wit! Brilliance measured one flash at a time! 💎⚡

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ብሩህነት
ARالعربية
تألق
BNবাংলা
ঝকঝকানি
CACatalà
centelleja
CSČeština
záře
DADansk
glinsren
DEDeutsch
Funkeln
ELΕλληνικά
αστραπή
ESEspañol
destello
FAفارسی
درخشش
FISuomi
kimalus
FRFrançais
scintillement
GUGU
ચમક
HAHA
haske
HEעברית
ניצניץ
HIहिन्दी
चमक
HUMagyar
csillogás
IDBahasa Indonesia
kilau
IGIG
ìhè
ITItaliano
scintillio
JA日本語
きらめき
KKKK
жарқырау
KMKM
ឆ្លឺង
KO한국어
반짝임
MRMR
चमक
MSBahasa Melayu
kilauan
MYမြန်မာ
အလင်းတောက်လျက်
NLNederlands
flonkering
NONorsk
glinten
PAPA
ਚਮਕ
PLPolski
błysk
PTPortuguês
cintilação
RORomână
scânteiere
RUРусский
сверкание
SVSvenska
glistring
SWKiswahili
kumimba
TAதமிழ்
பிரகாசம்
TEతెలుగు
మెరుపు
THไทย
ความระยิบระยับ
TLTL
ningning
TRTürkçe
parlamak
UKУкраїнська
сяйво
URاردو
چمک
VITiếng Việt
lấp lánh
YOYO
níní
ZH中文
闪烁
ZUZU
okukhanya

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