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SCINTILLATION

Dictionary entry overview: What does scintillation mean?

• SCINTILLATION (noun)
The noun SCINTILLATION has 5 senses:

1. (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
2. a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
3. a brilliant display of wit
4. the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
5. the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight

Familiarity information: SCINTILLATION used as a noun is common.

Dictionary entry details

• SCINTILLATION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("scintillation" is a kind of...):

light; visible light; visible radiation ((physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physical science; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

sparkling; twinkle; scintillation

Hypernyms ("scintillation" is a kind of...):

alteration; change; modification (an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

A brilliant display of wit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("scintillation" is a kind of...):

brilliance; genius (unusual mental ability)

Sense 4

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Meaning:

The quality of shining with a bright reflected light

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

glisten; glister; glitter; sparkle; scintillation

Hypernyms ("scintillation" is a kind of...):

brightness (the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white)

Sense 5

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Meaning:

The twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("scintillation" is a kind of...):

fluctuation; wavering (the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes)

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