scintillate
Betekenis (Engels)
- (intransitive) To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
- Of a star or other celestial body: to vary rapidly in brightness; to twinkle.
- Especially of a phosphor: to emit a flash of light upon absorbing ionizing radiation.
- (intransitive) To dazzle or to impress.
- (archaic, transitive) To throw off like sparks.
Sinonieme
Vertalings
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈsɪn.tɪˌleɪt/
Etimologie (Engels)
Borrowed from Latin scintillātus, past participle of scintillāre (“to sparkle, glitter, gleam, flash”), from scintilla (“a spark”).
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