corposant
n . 放电光球
放电光球
corposant n 1 :
an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere [
synonym : {
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 glow }]
Saint \
Saint \ (
s [=
a ]
nt ),
n . [
F .,
fr .
L .
sanctus sacred ,
properly p .
p .
of sancire to render sacred by a religious act ,
to appoint as sacred ;
akin to sacer sacred .
Cf . {
Sacred },
{
Sanctity }, {
Sanctum }, {
Sanctus }.]
1 .
A person sanctified ;
a holy or godly person ;
one eminent for piety and virtue ;
any true Christian ,
as being redeemed and consecrated to God .
[
1913 Webster ]
Them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus ,
called to be saints . --
1 Cor .
i .
2 .
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2 .
One of the blessed in heaven .
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Then shall thy saints ,
unmixed ,
and from the impure Far separate ,
circling thy holy mount ,
Unfeigned hallelujahs to thee sing . --
Milton .
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3 . (
Eccl .)
One canonized by the church . [
Abbrev .
St .]
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{
Saint Andrew '
s cross }.
(
a )
A cross shaped like the letter X .
See Illust .
4 ,
under {
Cross }.
(
b ) (
Bot .)
A low North American shrub ({
Ascyrum Crux -
Andreae },
the petals of which have the form of a Saint Andrew '
s cross . --
Gray .
{
Saint Anthony '
s cross },
a T -
shaped cross .
See Illust .
6 ,
under {
Cross }.
{
Saint Anthony '
s fire },
the erysipelas ; --
popularly so called because it was supposed to have been cured by the intercession of Saint Anthony .
{
Saint Anthony '
s nut } (
Bot .),
the groundnut ({
Bunium flexuosum }); --
so called because swine feed on it ,
and St .
Anthony was once a swineherd . --
Dr .
Prior .
{
Saint Anthony '
s turnip } (
Bot .),
the bulbous crowfoot ,
a favorite food of swine . --
Dr .
Prior .
{
Saint Barnaby '
s thistle } (
Bot .),
a kind of knapweed ({
Centaurea solstitialis })
flowering on St .
Barnabas '
s Day ,
June 11th . --
Dr .
Prior .
{
Saint Bernard } (
Zool .),
a breed of large ,
handsome dogs celebrated for strength and sagacity ,
formerly bred chiefly at the Hospice of St .
Bernard in Switzerland ,
but now common in Europe and America .
There are two races ,
the smooth -
haired and the rough -
haired .
See Illust .
under {
Dog }.
{
Saint Catharine '
s flower } (
Bot .),
the plant love -
in -
a -
mist .
See under {
Love }.
{
Saint Cuthbert '
s beads } (
Paleon .),
the fossil joints of crinoid stems .
{
Saint Dabeoc '
s heath } (
Bot .),
a heatherlike plant ({
Daboecia polifolia }),
named from an Irish saint .
{
Saint Distaff '
s Day }.
See under {
Distaff }.
{
Saint Elmo '
s fire },
a luminous ,
flamelike appearance ,
sometimes seen in dark ,
tempestuous nights ,
at some prominent point on a ship ,
particularly at the masthead and the yardarms .
It has also been observed on land ,
and is due to the discharge of electricity from elevated or pointed objects .
A single flame is called a {
Helena },
or a {
Corposant };
a double ,
or twin ,
flame is called a {
Castor and Pollux },
or a {
double Corposant }.
It takes its name from St .
Elmo ,
the patron saint of sailors .
{
Saint George '
s cross } (
Her .),
a Greek cross gules upon a field argent ,
the field being represented by a narrow fimbriation in the ensign ,
or union jack ,
of Great Britain .
{
Saint George '
s ensign },
a red cross on a white field with a union jack in the upper corner next the mast .
It is the distinguishing badge of ships of the royal navy of England ; --
called also {
the white ensign }. --
Brande &
C .
{
Saint George '
s flag },
a smaller flag resembling the ensign ,
but without the union jack ;
used as the sign of the presence and command of an admiral . [
Eng .] --
Brande &
C .
{
Saint Gobain glass } (
Chem .),
a fine variety of soda -
lime plate glass ,
so called from St .
Gobain in France ,
where it was manufactured .
{
Saint Ignatius '
s bean } (
Bot .),
the seed of a tree of the Philippines ({
Strychnos Ignatia }),
of properties similar to the nux vomica .
{
Saint James '
s shell } (
Zool .),
a pecten ({
Vola Jacobaeus })
worn by pilgrims to the Holy Land .
See Illust .
under {
Scallop }.
{
Saint James '
s -
wort } (
Bot .),
a kind of ragwort ({
Senecio Jacobaea }).
{
Saint John '
s bread }. (
Bot .)
See {
Carob }.
{
Saint John '
s -
wort } (
Bot .),
any plant of the genus {
Hypericum },
most species of which have yellow flowers ; --
called also {
John '
s -
wort }.
{
Saint Leger },
the name of a race for three -
year -
old horses run annually in September at Doncaster ,
England ; --
instituted in 1776 by Col .
St .
Leger .
{
Saint Martin '
s herb } (
Bot .),
a small tropical American violaceous plant ({
Sauvagesia erecta }).
It is very mucilaginous and is used in medicine .
{
Saint Martin '
s summer },
a season of mild ,
damp weather frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and the Mediterranean countries ; --
so called from St .
Martin '
s Festival ,
occurring on November 11 .
It corresponds to the Indian summer in America . --
Shak .
--
Whittier .
{
Saint Patrick '
s cross }.
See Illust .
4 ,
under {
Cross }.
{
Saint Patrick '
s Day },
the 17th of March ,
anniversary of the death (
about 466 )
of St .
Patrick ,
the apostle and patron saint of Ireland .
{
Saint Peter '
s fish }. (
Zool .)
See {
John Dory },
under {
John }.
{
Saint Peter '
s -
wort } (
Bot .),
a name of several plants ,
as {
Hypericum Ascyron }, {
Hypericum quadrangulum }, {
Ascyrum stans },
etc .
{
Saint Peter '
s wreath } (
Bot .),
a shrubby kind of {
Spiraea }
({
Spiraea hypericifolia }),
having long slender branches covered with clusters of small white blossoms in spring .
{
Saint '
s bell }.
See {
Sanctus bell },
under {
Sanctus }.
{
Saint Vitus '
s dance } (
Med .),
chorea ; --
so called from the supposed cures wrought on intercession to this saint .
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1913 Webster ]
Corposant \
Cor "
po *
sant \ (
k ?
r "
p ?-
z ?
nt ),
n . [
It .
corpo santo holy body .]
St .
Elmo '
s fire .
See under {
Saint }.
[
1913 Webster ]
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