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Definition of Corposant
1. Noun. An electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere.
Generic synonyms: Arc, Discharge, Electric Arc, Electric Discharge, Spark
Definition of Corposant
1. n. St. Elmo's fire. See under Saint.
Definition of Corposant
1. Noun. an electrical discharge accompanied by a corona of ionization in the surrounding atmosphere ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Corposant
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corposant
Literary usage of Corposant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea by Richard Henry Dana (1911)
"They were all watching it carefully, for sailors have a notion that if the
corposant rises in the rigging, it is a sign of fair weather, but if it comes ..."
2. A Hand-book of English Literature: Intended for the Use of High Schools, as by Francis Henry Underwood (1879)
"We were off the yard in good season, for it is held a fatal sign to have the pale
light of the corposant thrown upon one's face. As it was, the English lad ..."
3. A Hand-book of English Literature: Intended for the Use of High Schools, as by Francis Henry Underwood (1889)
"They were all watching it carefully, for sailors have a notion that if the
corposant rises in the rigging it is a sign of fair weather, but if it comes ..."
4. Bulletin of the Philosophical Society of Washington by Philosophical Society of Washington (1892)
"They were all watching it carefully, for sailors have a notion that if the
corposant rises in the rigging it is a sign of fair weather, but if it comes ..."
5. The Modern Law of Storms by Everett Hayden (1890)
"They were all watching it carefully, for sailors have a notion that if the
corposant rises in the rigging it is a sign of fair weather, but if it comes ..."
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