Literary notes about fulguration (AI summary)
The word "fulguration" serves as a versatile tool in literature, evoking both the literal and metaphorical power of a sudden burst of light. Writers harness its imagery to describe an overwhelming, transient illumination—one that can leave nature or even human figures subtly transformed or emblazoned by its passing flash [1][2]. In some passages, this intense brightness becomes a metaphor, likening a train’s headlights or the fiery glint in someone's gaze to a rapid, almost transformative spark that punctuates an otherwise dark scene [3][4][5]. Beyond vivid descriptions of light and energy, the term is also employed in more technical contexts, highlighting its capacity to bridge the gap between poetic language and precise, utilitarian expressions [6][7].
- We have seen in the preceding chapter that fulguration often leaves no particular sign on men who are struck.
— from Thunder and Lightning by Camille Flammarion - My eyes ranged far over a large space lit by a violent fulguration.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne - And, when he turned his gaze on that side, he saw the two headlights of the train, like the fulguration of two eyes of fire.
— from The Triumph of Death by Gabriele D'Annunzio - To the reverberation of smashed steel and blinding fulguration the big sphere was split open and Mila with Karospina vanished in the nocturnal gulf.
— from Visionaries by James Huneker - We answer, in the same way as from a light radiates a luminous sphere (or, fulguration 109 ).
— from Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4In Chronological Order, Grouped in Four Periods by Plotinus - Fulguration for the destruction of growths is obtained by employing a pointed metal electrode.
— from Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry by Edward Adams - Fulguration has been satisfactory in the hands of some, disappointing to others.
— from Bronchoscopy and EsophagoscopyA Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
