scintillate
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scin·til·late
(sĭn′tl-āt′)intr.v. scin·til·lat·ed, scin·til·lat·ing, scin·til·lates
1. To send forth light in flashes; sparkle. See Synonyms at flash.
2. To be scintillating: dinner conversation that scintillated.
[Latin scintillāre, scintillāt-, from scintilla, spark.]
scin′til·lant adj.
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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
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scin•til•late
(ˈsɪn tlˌeɪt)v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.i.
1. to emit sparks.
2. to be animated or witty; sparkle.
3. to twinkle, as the stars.
v.t. 4. to emit as sparks; flash forth.
[1615–25; < Latin scintillātus, past participle of scintillāre to send out sparks, flash. See scintilla, -ate1]
scin′til•lant, adj.
scin′til•lat`ing•ly, adv.
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scintillate
Past participle: scintillated
Gerund: scintillating
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| Verb | 1. | scintillate - give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes" winkle, twinkle, scintillate - emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?" |
| 2. | scintillate - reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside" | |
| 3. |  scintillate - emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"celestial body, heavenly body - natural objects visible in the sky beam, shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" scintillate - give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes" | |
| 4. | scintillate - physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced" fluoresce - exhibit or undergo fluorescence | |
| 5. | scintillate - be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
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scintillate
v. escintilar, centellear, brillar.
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