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scintilla
(encz) | scintilla, |
Scintilla
(gcide) | Scintilla \Scin*til"la\, n. [L.]
A spark; the least particle; an iota; a tittle. --R. North.
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scintilla
(wn) | scintilla
n 1: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: shred,
scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen,
smidgeon, smidgin, smidge]
2: a sparkling glittering particle |
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scintilla
(encz) | scintilla, |
scintillant
(encz) | scintillant, adj: |
scintillate
(encz) | scintillate,oslňovat v: Zdeněk Brožscintillate,třpytit se v: Zdeněk Brož |
scintillated
(encz) | scintillated, |
scintillating
(encz) | scintillating,fascinující adj: Pinoscintillating,jiskrný adj: Pino |
scintillating scotoma
(encz) | scintillating scotoma, n: |
scintillation
(encz) | scintillation,jiskření n: Zdeněk Brožscintillation,třpyt n: Zdeněk Brož |
scintillation counter
(encz) | scintillation counter, n: |
scintillator
(encz) | scintillator,scintilátor n: Zdeněk Brož |
wide-band scintillation model
(czen) | Wide-Band Scintillation Model,WBMOD[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
Scintillant
(gcide) | Scintillant \Scin"til*lant\, a. [L. scintillans, p. pr. of
scintillare to sparkle. See Scintillate.]
Emitting sparks, or fine igneous particles; sparkling. --M.
Green.
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Scintillate
(gcide) | Scintillate \Scin"til*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scintillated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Scintillating.] [L. scintillare,
scintillatum, from scintilla a spark. Cf. Stencil.]
1. To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles.
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As the electrical globe only scintillates when
rubbed against its cushion. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. To sparkle, as the fixed stars.
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Scintillated
(gcide) | Scintillate \Scin"til*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scintillated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Scintillating.] [L. scintillare,
scintillatum, from scintilla a spark. Cf. Stencil.]
1. To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles.
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As the electrical globe only scintillates when
rubbed against its cushion. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. To sparkle, as the fixed stars.
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Scintillating
(gcide) | Scintillate \Scin"til*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scintillated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Scintillating.] [L. scintillare,
scintillatum, from scintilla a spark. Cf. Stencil.]
1. To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles.
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As the electrical globe only scintillates when
rubbed against its cushion. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. To sparkle, as the fixed stars.
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Scintillation
(gcide) | Scintillation \Scin`til*la"tion\, n. [L. scintillatio: cf. F.
scintillation.]
1. The act of scintillating.
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2. A spark or flash emitted in scintillating.
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These scintillations are . . . the inflammable
effluences discharged from the bodies collided.
--Sir T.
Browne.
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scintilla
(wn) | scintilla
n 1: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: shred,
scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen,
smidgeon, smidgin, smidge]
2: a sparkling glittering particle |
scintillant
(wn) | scintillant
adj 1: having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle
beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water";
"his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop
window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery
costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating
stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is
an archaic term" [syn: aglitter(p), coruscant,
fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering,
glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly] |
scintillate
(wn) | scintillate
v 1: give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"
2: reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the
hillside" [syn: sparkle, scintillate, coruscate]
3: emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a
constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
[syn: twinkle, winkle, scintillate]
4: physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged
particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced"
5: be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical
performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his
playing coruscated throughout the concert hall" [syn:
sparkle, scintillate, coruscate] |
scintillating
(wn) | scintillating
adj 1: brilliantly clever; "scintillating wit"; "a play full of
scintillating dialogue"
2: marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile
effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of
sparkly cheerleaders" [syn: bubbling, effervescent,
frothy, scintillating, sparkly]
3: having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle
beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his
glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full
of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry";
"scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with
sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term" [syn:
aglitter(p), coruscant, fulgid, glinting,
glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant,
scintillating, sparkly] |
scintillating scotoma
(wn) | scintillating scotoma
n 1: a localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering
colored lights; in many people it indicates the onset of
migraine [syn: scintillating scotoma, {flittering
scotoma}] |
scintillation
(wn) | scintillation
n 1: (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor
when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
2: a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash [syn:
twinkle, scintillation, sparkling]
3: a brilliant display of wit
4: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light [syn:
glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle]
5: the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density
of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of
starlight |
scintillation counter
(wn) | scintillation counter
n 1: counter tube in which light flashes when exposed to
ionizing radiation |
SCINTILLA JURIS
(bouvier) | SCINTILLA JURIS, estates; A spark of right. A legal fiction, resorted to for
the purpose of enabling feoffees to uses to support contingent uses when
they come into existence, thereby to enable the statutes of uses, 27 Henry
VIII., to execute them. 4 Kent's Com. 238, et seq., and the authorities
there cited, for the learning upon this subject.
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