ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈskāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French coruscation, from Late Latin coruscation-, coruscatio, from Latin coruscatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act of coruscating or the light so produced : glitter , sparkle
a coruscation of lights burned like … rubies set in the silver shield of the night — H.G.Wells
2. : a brilliant flash of wit : the play of intellectual brilliance
continuous verbal coruscation sometimes makes attention difficult, so that the line of the play … is obscured — New Republic