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- Dictionaryscintillate/ˈsɪntɪleɪt/
verb
- 1. emit flashes of light; sparkle: "the sleek boat seemed to scintillate with a dark blue light"
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Scintillate means to emit sparks, flashes, or sparkle, or to dazzle or impress with liveliness or wit. Learn the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of scintillate from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Scintillate means to say very clever, exciting, or funny things, or to emit light when struck by a particle. Learn more about this word, its pronunciation, and its usage in sentences from various sources.
Physics. (of the amplitude, phase, or polarization of an electromagnetic wave) to fluctuate in a random manner. (of an energetic photon or particle) to produce a flash of light in a phosphor by striking it. verb (used with object) , scin·til·lat·ed, scin·til·lat·ing. to emit as sparks; flash forth. scintillate. / ˈsɪntɪˌleɪt / verb.
Scintillate means to say very clever, exciting, or funny things, or to sparkle or shine. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see examples from literature and corpora, and find translations in other languages.
The verb scintillate means to twinkle or glow, as in a flickering light. You may find it romantic to sit on the deck overlooking a lake on a clear night, where you can enjoy the scintillating stars in the sky and the reflection of the moon on the water.
scintillate in British English. (ˈsɪntɪˌleɪt ) verb (mainly intr) 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.
Scintillate means to send forth light in flashes, sparkle, or be animated or brilliant. It can also refer to physics, where it means to fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon.
