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scintillate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'scintillate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Scintillate [ v. i.]
- To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles.
- To sparkle, as the fixed stars.

Meaning of 'scintillate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . scintillate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
Example in sentence:
  • A scintillating conversation;
  • his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall;
  • The musical performance sparkled
Meaning (2):
- emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
Example in sentence:
  • Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?
Meaning (3):
- physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
Example in sentence:
  • the phosphor fluoresced
Meaning (4):
- give off
Example in sentence:
  • the substance scintillated sparks and flashes
Meaning (5):
- reflect brightly
Example in sentence:
  • Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside

Nearby Words:

sciaenoid sciagraph sciagraphical sciagraphy sciamachy sciatheric sciatherical sciatic sciatica sciatical

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