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The meaning of FULGURATION is the act or process of flashing like lightning.
Fulgurate definition: to flash or dart like lightning.. See examples of FULGURATE used in a sentence.
1. To emit (light) in flashes. 2. Medicine To destroy (abnormal tissue, for example) by electric current. [Latin fulgurāre, fulgurāt-, from fulgur, lightning; see bhel- in Indo-European roots .] ful′gu·ra′tion n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
fulgurate in American English. (ˈfʌlgjʊˌreɪt ) verb intransitive Word forms: ˈfulguˌrated or ˈfulguˌrating. 1. Rare. to give off flashes of or like lightning. verb transitive. 2. to give off in flashes.
Jun 25, 2023 · fulgurate (third-person singular simple present fulgurates, present participle fulgurating, simple past and past participle fulgurated) To flash or emit flashes like lightning. To cauterize with electricity; to carry out electrofulguration or to electrocauterize.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb fulgurate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Fulgurate Definition. To give off flashes of or like lightning. To give off in flashes. To destroy (tissue) by electrical means. (medicine) To cauterize with electricity; to carry out electrofulguration or to electrocauterize.
