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Scintillation

noun
1.
(physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle.
2.
A rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash.  Synonyms: sparkling, twinkle.
3.
A brilliant display of wit.
4.
The quality of shining with a bright reflected light.  Synonyms: glisten, glister, glitter, sparkle.
5.
The twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight.



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"Scintillation" Quotes from Famous Books



... thunder-showers, rendering tea on the grass again impossible; they passed the steaming cups, therefore, as they sat on the piazza curtained with dripping woodbine. The glitter of the drops in the sunset light, a jewelled scintillation, was caught in Mrs. Laudersdale's eyes, and some unconscious excitement fanned a faint color to and fro on her cheek. At last the moon rose; the whole party, regardless of wet slippers, sauntered with Mr. Raleigh to the shore, where ...
— Atlantic Monthly Volume 6, No. 37, November, 1860 • Various
... quote Jorian once more—is like a dirty, idle, little stupid boy who cannot learn his lesson and plays the fool with the alphabet. You smile, Miss Ilchester: you would appreciate Jorian. Modern wit is emphatically degenerate. It has no scintillation, neither thrust nor parry. I compare it to boxing, as opposed to the more beautiful ...
— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith
... with a proffered cup. Not to appear out-classed I replied in a suitable vein, involving the supply of more vessels; whereupon there succeeded many more vessels, called for both singly and in harmonious unison, and the reappearance of numerous bright images, accompanied by a universal scintillation of meteor-like iridescence. In this genial and greatly-enlarged spirit we returned affably together to the hall, and entered unperceived at the moment when the one who made the announcements was crying aloud, "According to the programme the next item should have been a Chinese ...
— The Mirror of Kong Ho • Ernest Bramah


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