noun
corposant
Corposant (noun) means a glowing electrical discharge surrounded by a ring of charged air.
noun
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A glowing electrical discharge surrounded by a ring of charged air.
"If there was a sharp point nearby, electricity would stream from it in a luminous brush, a little corposant, and one could blow out candles with the outstreaming “electric wind,” or even get this to turn a little rotor on its pivot."
— Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood (2001)
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Etymology
Formed from Latin corpus ("body") and sanctum ("holy").
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What is the meaning of corposant?
"corposant" (noun) means a glowing electrical discharge surrounded by a ring of charged air.
What is another word for corposant?
Other words for "corposant" include corona.
