Meaning of SCINTILLATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'sin`tleyt
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- [v] be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throught the concert hall"
- [v] physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced"
- [v] emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; of stars; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
- [v] reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"
- [v] give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"
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| | Synonyms: | | coruscate, coruscate, sparkle, sparkle, twinkle, winkle |
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| | See Also: | | be, beam, emit, fluoresce, give off, give out, reflect, shine | |
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| | Definition: | | \Scin"til*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scintillated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Scintillating}.] [L. scintillare,
scintillatum, from scintilla a spark. Cf. {Stencil}.]
1. To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles.
As the electrical globe only scintillates when
rubbed against its cushion. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. To sparkle, as the fixed stars.
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