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noun
1.
the act of scintillating; sparkling.
2.
a spark or flash.
3.
Astronomy. the twinkling or tremulous effect of the light of the stars.
4.
Meteorology. any small-scale twinkling or shimmering of objects that are viewed through the atmosphere, caused by an interception of the observer's line of view by inhomogeneities in the atmospheric refractive index.
5.
EXPANDPhysics.
a.
a flash of light from the ionization of a phosphor struck by an energetic photon or particle.
b.
random fluctuation of the amplitude, phase, or polarization of an electromagnetic wave.
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Scintillation
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| the Twins, a zodiacal constellation between Taurus and Cancer containing the bright stars Castor and Pollux |
| a star in an intermediate stage of evolution, characterized by a large volume, low surface temperature, and reddish hue |
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scintillation scin·til·la·tion (sĭn'tl-ā'shən)
n.
A spark; a flash.
A flash of light produced in a phosphor by absorption of an ionizing particle or photon.
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