scintillation
noun
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Definition of scintillation
1
: an act or instance of scintillating
especially
: rapid changes in the brightness of a celestial body
2a
: a spark or flash emitted in scintillating
b
: a flash of light produced in a phosphor by an ionizing event
3
: a brilliant outburst (as of wit)
4
: a flash of the eye
Examples of scintillation in a Sentence
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The Tibet ASgamma experiment spotted the photons using an array of nearly 600 scintillation detectors, sensors that turn particle strikes into electronic signals. — Dennis Normile, Science | AAAS, "Highest energy light ever seen traced to Crab Nebula," 8 July 2019 The clarity scale for natural and lab diamonds, for example, goes from FL for flawless to included (I1, I2, and I3) for stones with inclusions (small imperfections) that are obvious under 10脳 magnification and affect scintillation. — Mandy Behbehani, SFChronicle.com, "How to choose a lab-grown diamond," 10 June 2019 There鈥檚 no power pop this week, just sultry, seductive scintillation. — Peter Rubin, WIRED, "Head Into the Sultry Dog Days With This Weekend鈥檚 Playlist," 8 Aug. 2014These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'scintillation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Medical Definition of scintillation
: a flash of light produced in a phosphor by an ionizing event