fulguration

noun ful·gu·ra·tion \ˌfu̇l-g(y)ə-ˈrā-shən, ˌfu̇l-jə-, fəl-\

Definition of FULGURATION

: the act or process of flashing like lightning

— ful·gu·rate \ˈfu̇l-g(y)ə-ˌrāt, ˈfu̇l-jə-, ˈfəl-\ transitive verb

Latin fulguration-, fulguratio sheet lightning, from fulgurare to flash with lightning, from fulgur lightning, from fulgēre

First Known Use: 1633

Medical Dictionary

noun ful·gu·ra·tion \ˌfu̇l-g(y)ə-ˈrā-shən, ˌfu̇l-jə-, ˌfəl-\

—ful·gu·rate \ˈfu̇l-g(y)ə-ˌrāt, -jə-, ˈfəl-\ transitive verb, ful·gu·rat·ed ful·gu·rat·ing

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