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Corposant   Listen
Corposant

noun
1.
An electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere.  Synonyms: 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.





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"Corposant" Quotes from Famous Books



... Babbalanja advanced toward the fore-most of those with the thongs,—one Nulli: a cadaverous, ghost-like man; with a low ridge of forehead; hair, steel-gray; and wondrous eyes;—bright, nimble, as the twin Corposant balls, playing about the ends of ships' ...
— Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II (of 2) • Herman Melville


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