- coruscated
- cor·us·cate || 'kɒrəskeɪt v. shine, glow
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
coruscated
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coruscate — /kawr euh skayt , kor /, v.i., coruscated, coruscating. to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam. [1695 1705; < L coruscatus ptp. of coruscare to quiver, flash; see CORUSCANT, ATE1] * * * … Universalium
coruscate — (v.) 1705, from L. coruscatus, pp. of coruscare to vibrate, glitter, of unknown origin. Related: Coruscated; coruscating … Etymology dictionary
flash — vb Flash, gleam, glance, glint, sparkle, glitter, glisten, scintillate, coruscate, twinkle mean to shoot forth light (as in rays or sparks). Flash implies a sudden and transient outburst of light or a sudden display of something that brilliantly… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
coruscate — /ˈkɒrəskeɪt / (say koruhskayt) verb (i) (coruscated, coruscating) to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; gleam. {Latin coruscātus, past participle, moved quickly, flashed} …
coruscate — [kôr′ə skāt΄, kär′ə skāt΄] vi. coruscated, coruscating [< L coruscatus, pp. of coruscare, to move quickly, glitter < coruscus, vibrating, shimmering] to give off flashes of light; glitter; sparkle coruscant [kə rus′kənt] adj … English World dictionary
