scintillate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: scintillate	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for scintillate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scintillate v give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes" reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside" Synonym(s): sparkle, scintillate, coruscate emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?" Synonym(s): twinkle, winkle, scintillate physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced" be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall" Synonym(s): sparkle, scintillate, coruscate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. As the electrical globe only scintillates when rubbed against its cushion. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To sparkle, as the fixed stars.