Scintillation is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for SCINTILLATION in dictionary:

NOUN:
• the twinkling of stars or small bursts of light
• the process or state of emitting flashes of light.
• a small flash of visible or ultraviolet light emitted by fluorescence in a phosphor when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon.
• a flash or sparkle of light
• The act of scintillating.
• A spark or flash emitted in scintillating.
• (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
• a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
• a brilliant display of wit
• the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
• the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth\'s atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight
• the twinkling of the stars, caused by the earth's atmosphere diffracting starlight unevenly.
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• an act or instance of scintillating; rapid changes in the brightness of a celestial body

Words related to SCINTILLATION

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Words that contain SCINTILLATION

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How to use SCINTILLATION in a sentence

• Scintillation there was none, except in the immediate vicinity of the eastern horizon, where I still saw them through a dense atmosphere.
• The scintillation so characteristic of the fixed stars, especially in the temperate climates of the Earth, was scarcely perceptible.
• The glitter of the drops in the sunset light, a jewelled scintillation, was caught in Mrs.
• So must an Eternal Being regard the scintillation of the stars and the periodic vibration of life in our geological time and the most enduring efforts of thought.
• Indeed, in a small way, I who write these words suffered dismissal and disgrace, though I caught but one glimpse of this dazzling scintillation of jewels.

Similar words containing SCINTILLA without suffix tion

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