fulgurant

[ fuhl-gyer-uh nt ]
/ ˈfʌl gyər ənt /

adjective

flashing like lightning.

Origin of fulgurant

1640–50; < Latin fulgurant- (stem of fulgurāns, present participle of fulgurāre), equivalent to fulgur- (see fulgurate) + -ant- -ant

Words nearby fulgurant

fulcrum, fulfil, fulfill, fulfillment, fulgent, fulgurant, fulgurate, fulgurating, fulguration, fulgurite, fulgurous

Example sentences from the Web for fulgurant

  • It seemed to her that the room had become a tent of fulgurant colours.

    The Paliser case |Edgar Saltus

  • In the preceding examples the victims struck dead are not disfigured by the fulgurant force.

    Thunder and Lightning |Camille Flammarion

  • High up into the heavens it tossed the fulgurant fires that betokened its wealth and power.

    Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 |Various

  • In 1812, a fulgurant discharge took place near Mr. Cowen's and killed his dog beside him, without doing him any harm.

    Thunder and Lightning |Camille Flammarion

Medical definitions for fulgurant

fulgurant
[ ful′gyər-ənt, -gər-, fŭl′- ]

adj.

Characterized by sudden shooting pain.