scintillation

Letters that make scintillation

s, a, o, l, n, c, t, i are letters that make 'scintillation'

Words within scintillation

lat, illation, la, ti, NT, SC, till, Sc, Ci, inti, at, ill, on, il, ci, in, IL, IN, LA, Io, ion, scintilla, At, In, La, Ti are words within 'scintillation'


5 possible definitions for 'scintillation'

Scintillation as "the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight"

Under this definition, scintillation is a noun and has the following properties:

scintillation as a type

'scintillation' can be a type of wavering, fluctuation.

Derivatives of scintillation

scintillate, twinkle, winkle are derivatives of 'scintillation'.


Scintillation as "the quality of shining with a bright reflected light"

Under this definition, scintillation is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

glitter, glister, glisten, sparkle have the same meaning as 'scintillation'

scintillation as a type

'scintillation' can be a type of brightness.

Derivatives of scintillation

glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, scintillate, coruscate, fulgid, glittering, sparkle, shine, aglitter(p), coruscant, glinting, glistering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly are derivatives of 'scintillation'.


Scintillation as "a brilliant display of wit"

Under this definition, scintillation is a noun and has the following properties:

scintillation as a type

'scintillation' can be a type of brilliance, genius.

Derivatives of scintillation

sparkle, scintillate, coruscate are derivatives of 'scintillation'.


Scintillation as "a rapid change in brightness, a brief spark or flash"

Under this definition, scintillation is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sparkling, twinkle have the same meaning as 'scintillation'

scintillation as a type

'scintillation' can be a type of alteration, change, modification.

Derivatives of scintillation

scintillate, coruscate, twinkle, flash, blink, wink, sparkle, winkle are derivatives of 'scintillation'.


Scintillation as "(physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle"

Under this definition, scintillation is a noun and has the following properties:

scintillation as a type

'scintillation' can be a type of visible light, visible radiation, light.

scintillation as a category

'scintillation' can be a category of physics, natural philosophy.

Derivatives of scintillation

scintillate is a derivative of scintillation.



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