Coruscation
Pronunciation : Cor`us*ca"tion (kr`s-k"shn)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. coruscatio: cf. F. coruscattion.]
Definition : 1. A sudden flash or play of light. A very vivid but exceeding short-lived splender, not to call coruscation. Boyle.
2. A flash of intellectual brilliancy. He might have illuminated his times with the incessant cor of his genius. I. Taylor.
Syn. -- Flash; glitter; blaze; gleam; sparkle.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913