Scintillation
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noun.
The act of scintillating.
noun.
A spark; a flash.
noun.
Rapid variation in the light of a celestial body caused by turbulence in Earth's atmosphere; a twinkling.
noun.
A flash of light produced in a phosphor by absorption of an ionizing particle or photon.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The act of scintillating, or emitting sparks or spark-like flashes of light; the act of sparkling.
noun.
A flash; a spark.
noun.
Specifically, the twinkling or tremulous motion of the light of the larger fixed stars.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The act of scintillating.
noun.
A spark or flash emitted in scintillating.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A
flash
of
light
; a
spark
noun.
The
twinkling
of a
star
caused by
turbulence
in the
Earth
's
atmosphere
noun.
The flash of light produced by a
phosphor
when it
absorbs
ionizing radiation
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noun.
a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
noun.
(physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
noun.
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
noun.
a brilliant display of wit
noun.
the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight