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scintillate
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scin·til·late
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ˈsɪn
tlˌeɪt
/
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sin
-tl-eyt
]
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verb,
scin·til·lat·ed,
scin·til·lat·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to emit sparks.
2.
to sparkle; flash:
a mind that scintillates with brilliance.
3.
to twinkle, as the stars.
4.
Electronics.
(of a spot of light or
image
on a radar display) to shift rapidly around a
mean
position.
5.
Physics.
a.
(of the amplitude, phase, or polarization of an electromagnetic wave) to fluctuate in a
random
manner.
b.
(of an energetic photon or particle) to produce a flash of light in a phosphor by striking it.
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verb (used with object)
6.
to emit as sparks; flash forth.
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Origin:
1615–25;
<
Latin
scintillātus
(past participle of
scintillāre
to send out sparks, flash). See
scintilla
,
-ate
1
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scintillate
(ˈsɪntɪˌleɪt)
—
vb
1.
(
also tr
) to give off (sparks); sparkle; twinkle
2.
to be animated or brilliant
3.
physics
to give off flashes of light as a result of the impact of particles or photons
[C17: from Latin
scintillāre,
from
scintilla
a spark]
'scintillant
—
adj
'scintillantly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
scintillate
1623, from L. scintillatus, pp. of scintillare "to sparkle," from scintilla "spark" (see
scintilla
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Now when they meet one they expect her to
scintillate
.
Liquids which
scintillate
include toluene and xylene.
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