fulguration

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UK/ˌfʌl.ɡjʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/US/ˌfʊl.ɡjəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/US/ˌfʊl.ɡəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

noun

A flash of lightning.

OriginLatin fulgurātiō →
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Meanings

nounfulguration (countable and uncountable, plural fulgurations)

plural fulgurations

  1. countableuncountableA flash of lightning.
  2. countableuncountablemedicineCauterization with electricity; electrocautery.
  3. countableobsoleteuncountablechemistryBlick (the brightening or iridescence appearing on silver or gold at the end of the cupelling or refinishing process).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
electrodesiccation

Origin

  1. Latinfulgurātiō“sheet lightning”
  2. Englishfulguration

Borrowed from Latin fulgurātiō (“sheet lightning”), fulgurātiōnis, from fulgurō, from fulgur (“lightning”).

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APA

fulguration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fulguration

MLA

“fulguration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fulguration. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fulguration,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fulguration.

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