Definitions for: Scintillate


[v] be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throught the concert hall"
[v] physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced"
[v] emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; of stars; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
[v] reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"
[v] give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"



Webster (1913) Definition: Scin"til*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scintillated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Scintillating.] [L. scintillare,
scintillatum, from scintilla a spark. Cf. Stencil.]
1. To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles.

As the electrical globe only scintillates when
rubbed against its cushion. --Sir W.
Scott.

2. To sparkle, as the fixed stars.

Synonyms: coruscate, coruscate, sparkle, sparkle, twinkle, winkle

See Also: be, beam, emit, fluoresce, give off, give out, reflect, shine

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