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scintillate
[
sin
-tl-eyt
]
Origin
scin·til·late
/
ˈsɪn
tlˌeɪt
/
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[
sin
-tl-eyt
]
Show IPA
verb,
-lat·ed,
-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.
verb (used with object)
6.
to emit as sparks; flash forth.
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electric current that reverses direction at regular intervals
time taken for charge to decay to 1 over the natural logarithm of its initial value
square root of arithmetic mean of squares of the numbers in given set of numbers
electric circuit comprised of resistors and capacitors driven by voltage or current source
time taken for current to reach maximum value
electric circuit comprised by resistor and inductor driven by a voltage source
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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
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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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