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CORPOSANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does corposant mean?
• CORPOSANT (noun)
The noun CORPOSANT has 1 sense:
1. an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
Familiarity information: CORPOSANT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
corona; corona discharge; corposant; electric glow; Saint Elmo's fire; Saint Elmo's light; Saint Ulmo's fire; Saint Ulmo's light; St. Elmo's fire
Hypernyms ("corposant" is a kind of...):
arc; discharge; electric arc; electric discharge; spark (electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field)
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