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- DictionaryScin·til·late/ˈsin(t)əˌlāt/
verb
- 1. emit flashes of light; sparkle: "the sleek boat seemed to scintillate with a dark blue light"
1. : to emit sparks : spark. 2. : to emit quick flashes as if throwing off sparks : sparkle. Imagine it's a cool summer night, the stars scintillate brilliantly in the sky overhead and the campfire blazes away. Thomas E. Young. 3. : to dazzle or impress with liveliness or wit.
verb (used without object) , scin·til·lat·ed, scin·til·lat·ing. 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.
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).
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.
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb scintillate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
regale someone with something. rejoice. rejoicingly. throw. See more results » (Definition of scintillate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of scintillate. scintillate. A set of photomultiplier coupled with scintillating crystals ~thickness ranging from 12.5 to 50 mm!
scintillate. ( ˈsɪntɪˌleɪt) vb ( mainly intr) 1. ( also tr) to give off (sparks); sparkle; twinkle. 2. to be animated or brilliant. 3. (General Physics) physics to give off flashes of light as a result of the impact of particles or photons. [C17: from Latin scintillāre, from scintilla a spark] ˈscintillant adj. ˈscintillantly adv.
scintillate in British English. (ˈsɪntɪˌleɪt ) verb (mainly intr) 1. (also tr) to give off ( sparks ); sparkle; twinkle. 2. to be animated or brilliant. 3. physics. to give off flashes of light as a result of the impact of particles or photons.
To sparkle intellectually; be brilliant and witty. Webster's New World. To be scintillating. Dinner conversation that scintillated. American Heritage. To twinkle, as a star. Webster's New World. Synonyms: winkle. twinkle. coruscate. sparkle. gleam. flash. charm. glitter. glimmer. shine. glance. wink. spangle.
Definitions of 'scintillate'. 1. to give off (sparks); sparkle; twinkle. [...] 2. to be animated or brilliant. [...] 3. physics. to give off flashes of light as a result of the impact of particles or photons.
