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scintillate

[ sin-tl-eyt ]

verb (used without object)

scintillated, scintillating.
  1. to emit sparks.
  2. to sparkle; flash:

    a mind that scintillates with brilliance.

  3. to twinkle, as the stars.
  4. Electronics. (of a spot of light or image on a radar display) to shift rapidly around a mean position.
  5. Physics.
    1. (of the amplitude, phase, or polarization of an electromagnetic wave) to fluctuate in a random manner.
    2. (of an energetic photon or particle) to produce a flash of light in a phosphor by striking it.


verb (used with object)

scintillated, scintillating.
  1. to emit as sparks; flash forth.

scintillate

/ 藞蝉瑟苍迟瑟藢濒别瑟迟 /

verb

  1. also tr to give off (sparks); sparkle; twinkle
  2. to be animated or brilliant
  3. physics to give off flashes of light as a result of the impact of particles or photons
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞蝉肠颈苍迟颈濒濒补苍迟, adjective
  • 藞蝉肠颈苍迟颈濒濒补苍迟ly, adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of scintillate1

First recorded in 1615鈥25, scintillate is from the Latin word 蝉肠颈苍迟颈濒濒腻迟耻蝉 (past participle of 蝉肠颈苍迟颈濒濒腻谤别 to send out sparks, flash). See scintilla, -ate 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of scintillate1

C17: from Latin 蝉肠颈苍迟颈濒濒腻谤别, from scintilla a spark
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Batting for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans, he took down some of the world's best bowlers in a scintillating 38-ball innings that included 11 sixes and seven fours.

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He scored a scintillating try inside two minutes, carving the Falcons open like a Christmas turkey.

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Should he produce the scintillating, fast-paced snooker he is renowned for, Trump is capable of sweeping virtually any opponent aside.

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The absence of injured captain Sione Tuipulotu at centre might have forced them to play with more width than they had originally intended, but it made for some scintillating scores.

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鈥淭hey combine beauty, glamour, sophistication, sassiness and scintillating harmonies in a way no female group has since the heyday of Diana Ross and company.鈥

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