Definitions for corposant
cor·posant

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1. corona discharge, corona, corposant, St. Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's light, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light, electric glownoun

   an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere

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1. corposantnoun

   an electrical discharge accompanied by a corona of ionization in the surrounding atmosphere

2. Etymology: corpus, body + sanctum, holy

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1. corposant

   St. Elmo's fire — also called Witchfire or Witch's Fire — is a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created by a corona discharge from a rod-like object such as a mast, spire, chimney, or animal horn in an atmospheric electric field. It has also been observed on the leading edges of airplanes, as in the case of British Airways Flight 009. The intensity of the effect, a blue or violet glow around the object, often accompanied by a hissing or buzzing sound, is proportional to the strength of the electric field and therefore noticeable primarily during thunderstorms or volcanic eruptions. St. Elmo's fire is named after St. Erasmus of Formia (also known as St. Elmo), the patron saint of sailors. The phenomenon, which can warn of an imminent lightning strike, was regarded by sailors with awe and sometimes considered to be a good omen.

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1. corposant

   Corposant is a variant of "corpusant," referring to Saint Elmo's Fire, a weather phenomenon involving a persistent blue glow that appears like fire in some circumstances, from the tips of prominent structures such as church spires, ship's masts or airplane wings during a storm. It is usually triggered by a high atmospheric voltage. The term is derived from the Latin 'corpus sancti' meaning 'body of the saint'.

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1. Corposantnoun

   st. Elmo's fire. See under Saint

2. Etymology: [It. corpo santo holy body.]

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1. Corposant

   kor′po-zant, n. St Elmo's fire, a ball of fire sometimes seen about a ship during a storm. [Port.,—L. corpus sanctum, holy body.]

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1. corposant

   [Corpo santo, Ital.] See COMPASANT.

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1. • Discharge

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of corposant in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of corposant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=corposant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Corposant
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corposant
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corposant
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=corposant
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=corposant