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corposant

Noun

cor=po=sant

WORDNET DICTIONARY

corposant(n = noun.phenomenon) corona, corona discharge, electric glow, saint elmo's fire, saint elmo's light, saint ulmo's fire, saint ulmo's light, st. elmo's fire - an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere; Array

is a kind of arc, discharge, electric arc, electric discharge, spark

corposant, n. [It. corpo santo holy body.].

St. Elmo's fire. See under Saint. [1913 Webster]

corposant, n. a luminous electrical discharge sometimes seen on a ship or aircraft during a storm.

Etymology

OSp., Port., It. corpo santo holy body

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