scintillation
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1. the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | fluctuation, wavering, |
| definition | : | the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes (noun.attribute) |
2. the quality of shining with a bright reflected light (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | brightness, |
| definition | : | the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white (noun.attribute) |
3. a brilliant display of wit (noun.cognition)
4. a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | alteration, change, modification, |
| definition | : | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another (noun.event) |
5. (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle (noun.phenomenon)
| domain category | : | natural philosophy, physics, |
| definition | : | the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition) |
6. the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight (noun.attribute)
7. the quality of shining with a bright reflected light (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly, |
| definition | : | having brief brilliant points or flashes of light (adj.all) |
8. a brilliant display of wit (noun.cognition)
9. a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash (noun.event)
| derivation | : | scintillate, |
| definition | : | give off (verb.weather) |
10. (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | scintillate, |
| definition | : | physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon (verb.perception) |
11. the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight (noun.attribute)
12. the quality of shining with a bright reflected light (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly, |
| definition | : | having brief brilliant points or flashes of light (adj.all) |
13. a brilliant display of wit (noun.cognition)
14. a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash (noun.event)
| derivation | : | scintillate, |
| definition | : | give off (verb.weather) |
15. (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | scintillate, |
| definition | : | physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon (verb.perception) |
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