Scintilla

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  • noun. A minute amount; an iota or trace.
  • noun. A spark; a flash.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A spark; a glimmer; hence, the least particle; a trace; a tittle.
  • noun. [capitalized] [NL.] In zoology:
  • noun. A genus of bivalve mollusks.
  • noun. A genus of lepidopterous insects.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A spark; the least particle; an iota; a tittle.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A small spark or flash.
  • noun. A small or trace amount.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  • noun. a sparkling glittering particle
    • Word Usage
    "Yesterday's term was scintilla, which is defined as:"
    cross-reference
    scintilla juris  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    particle  small indefinite amount  small indefinite quantity  subatomic particle  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Aguadilla  Anguilla  Attila  Camilla  Drusilla  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Capella  Filia  appellatur  arbitrium  confit  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    blink  blinking  cast  coruscation  dash  
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