Meaning of SCINTILLATION
| Pronunciation: | | `sin'tleyshun
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- [n] the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight
- [n] the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly
- [n] a brilliant display of wit
- [n] a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
- [n] (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
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| | Synonyms: | | glisten, glister, glitter, sparkle, sparkling, twinkle |
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| | See Also: | | alteration, brightness, brilliance, change, fluctuation, genius, light, modification, visible light, visible radiation, wavering | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Scin`til*la"tion\, n. [L. scintillatio: cf. F.
scintillation.]
1. The act of scintillating.
2. A spark or flash emitted in scintillating.
These scintillations are . . . the inflammable
effluences discharged from the bodies collided.
--Sir T.
Browne.
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