scintillate
to emit sparks.
to sparkle; flash: a mind that scintillates with brilliance.
to twinkle, as the stars.
Electronics. (of a spot of light or image on a radar display) to shift rapidly around a mean position.
Physics.
(of the amplitude, phase, or polarization of an electromagnetic wave) to fluctuate in a random manner.
(of an energetic photon or particle) to produce a flash of light in a phosphor by striking it.
to emit as sparks; flash forth.
Origin of scintillate
1Words Nearby scintillate
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How to use scintillate in a sentence
scintillate, scintillate, globule orific, Fain would I fathom thy nature's specific.
The Book of Humorous Verse | VariousShe had promised to do this, and was only too happy to see a spark of light scintillate into life in the immeasurable darkness.
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A Soldier of the Legion | C. N. WilliamsonThe large lancets which light the aisles scintillate as with precious jewels.
How France Built Her Cathedrals | Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyThe person who has imagination can cause the facts of the multiplication table to scintillate and glow.
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British Dictionary definitions for scintillate
/ (ˈsɪntɪˌleɪt) /
(also tr) to give off (sparks); sparkle; twinkle
to be animated or brilliant
physics to give off flashes of light as a result of the impact of particles or photons
Origin of scintillate
1Derived forms of scintillate
- scintillant, adjective
- scintillantly, adverb
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