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Scintillation

noun

(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. Synonyms: sparkling, twinkle.

A brilliant display of wit.

The quality of shining with a bright reflected light. Synonyms: glisten, glister, glitter, sparkle.

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

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