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   Scin·til·late

   /ˈsin(t)əˌlāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. emit flashes of light; sparkle: "the sleek boat seemed to scintillate with a dark blue light"
   • ▪ fluoresce momentarily when struck by a photon or charged particle: "a zinc sulfide screen scintillated when it was struck by an alpha particle"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin scintillat- ‘sparkled’, from the verb scintillare, from scintilla ‘spark’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. scintillant adjective

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   Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of the verb scintillate, which means to emit sparks, flashes, or brilliance. See examples of scintillate in sentences and related words in the thesaurus.

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   Scintillate means to emit sparks, sparkle, flash, or twinkle. It can also refer to the fluctuation of light or particles in physics. Learn more about the word history, derived forms and example sentences of scintillate.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › scintillateScintillate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   The verb scintillate means to twinkle or glow, as in a flickering light. You may find it romantic to sit on the deck overlooking a lake on a clear night, where you can enjoy the scintillating stars in the sky and the reflection of the moon on the water. Scintillate means to be sparkling and lively.

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   How do scintillators work?

   • Scintillators are luminescent materials that, when struck by an incoming particle, absorb its energy and scintillate emit light. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

   SCINTILLATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   What is the difference between a scintillator and a luminescent material?

   • Luminescent materials, when struck by an incoming particle, absorb its energy and scintillate, (i.e., re-emit the absorbed energy in the form of light). Scintillators are luminescent materials that, when struck by an incoming particle, absorb its energy and scintillate emit light. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   What does Scintillate mean?

   • The initial spark of the verb scintillate was the Latin noun scintilla, meaning, well, “spark.” The ember of scintilla in turn developed into the verb scintillāre, “to sparkle.” Scintillate retains this meaning in expressing the action of gleaming, glittery things, as when jewelry or the surface of a lake in full sun scintillates.

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   Where did the word Scintillate come from?

   • First recorded in 1615–25, scintillate is from the Latin word scintillātus (past participle of scintillāre to send out sparks, flash). See scintilla, -ate 1 Scintillate, scintillate, globule orific, Fain would I fathom thy nature's specific.

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › scintillateSCINTILLATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Scintillate means to say very clever, exciting, or funny things, or to sparkle or shine. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see examples from literature and science, and find translations in other languages.

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   Scintillate means to say very clever, exciting, or funny things. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources, and find translations in Chinese and other languages.

8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › scintillateSCINTILLATE Synonyms: 34 Similar Words - Merriam-Webster

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   Scintillate means to give off sparks or bursts of light. Find 34 similar words and example sentences for scintillate on Merriam-Webster.com.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › scintillate_vscintillate, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   Scintillate is a verb that means to sparkle, twinkle, or shine. It also has technical meanings in astronomy, nuclear physics, and radar. Learn more about its origin, pronunciation, and frequency in English.