'Scintillation' definitions:
Definition of 'scintillation'
(from WordNet)
noun
(physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
noun
noun
A brilliant display of wit
noun
The quality of shining with a bright reflected light [syn: glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle]
noun
The twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight
Definition of 'Scintillation'
From: GCIDE
- Scintillation \Scin`til*la"tion\, n. [L. scintillatio: cf. F. scintillation.]
- 1. The act of scintillating. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A spark or flash emitted in scintillating. [1913 Webster]
- These scintillations are . . . the inflammable effluences discharged from the bodies collided. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'scintillation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aphorism,
- apothegm,
- black spot,
- blink,
- blinking,
- bloom,
- blooping,
- bon mot,
- boutade,
- bright idea,
- bright thought,
- brilliant idea,
- conceit,
- coruscation,
- crack,
- definition,
- epigram,
- facetiae,
- firefly,
- flare,
- flash of wit,
- flight of wit,
- fringe area,
- ghost,
- gibe,
- glance,
- glimmer,
- glimmering,
- glint,
- glisten,
- glister,
- glitter,
- glittering,
- glowworm,
- granulation,
- grid,
- happy thought,
- hard shadow,
- image,
- mot,
- multiple image,
- nasty crack,
- noise,
- persiflage,
- picture,
- picture noise,
- picture shifts,
- play of wit,
- pleasantry,
- quip,
- quips and cranks,
- rain,
- repartee,
- retort,
- riposte,
- rolling,
- sally,
- scanning pattern,
- scintilla,
- shading,
- shimmer,
- shimmering,
- smart crack,
- smart saying,
- snappy comeback,
- snow,
- snowstorm,
- spangle,
- spark,
- sparkle,
- stroboscopic light,
- stroke of wit,
- tinsel,
- turn of thought,
- twinkle,
- twinkling,
- wisecrack,
- witticism