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Definitions: Scintillation |
ScintillationNoun1. A rapid change in brightness. 2. The quality of glittering or sparkling brightly. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "scintillation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1823. (references) |
Etymology: Scintillation \Scin`til*la"tion\, noun. [Latin expression scintillatio: compare to the French expression scintillation.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Aerospace | 1. Generic term for rapid variations in apparent position, brightness, or color of a distant luminous object viewed through the atmosphere. If the object lies outside the earth's atmosphere, as in the case of stars and planets, the phenomenon is termed astronomical scintillation; if the luminous source lies within the atmosphere, the phenomenon is termed terrestrial scintillation. As one of the three principal factors governing astronomical seeing, scintillation is defined as variations in luminance only. It is clearly established that almost all scintillation effects are caused by anomalous refraction occurring in rather small parcels or strata of air, schlieren, whose temperatures and hence densities differ slightly from those of their surroundings. Normal wind motions transporting such schlieren across the observer's line of sight produce the irregular fluctuations characteristic of scintillation. Scintillation effects are always much more pronounced near the horizon than near the zenith. Parcels of the order of only centimeters to decimeters are believed to produce most of the scintillatory irregularities in the atmosphere. 2. A flash of light produced in a phosphor by an ionizing event. See scintillation counter. 3. On a radar display, a rapid apparent displacement of the target from its mean position. Also called target glint or wander.This includes but is not limited to shift of effective reflection point on the target. (references) |
Electrical Engineering | The unwanted momentary rapid fluctuation of the operating frequency. Source: European Union. (references) |
| The luminescence of short duration, i. e. of the order of a few microseconds or less, caused by an ionising particle. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Geography | Rapid variations, often in the form of pulsations, of the brightness of the stars or terrestrial light sources. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A very small light flash excited in certain natural or synthetic crystals by radioactive rays or particles; the basic phenomenon of the scintillation counter in which the photoelectric effect of the scintillation flashes is amplified and measured to give a measure ofintensity of radioactivity. (references) |
Public Administration | Change in echo brightness caused by a change in attitude of the target. (PH/PTIH). Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
If the object lies outside the earth's atmosphere, as in the case of stars and planets, the phenomenon is termed astronomical scintillation; if the luminous source lies within the atmosphere, the phenomenon is termed terrestrial scintillation.
As one of the three principal factors governing astronomical seeing, scintillation is defined as variations in luminance only. It is clearly established that almost all scintillation effects are caused by anomalous refraction occurring in rather small parcels or strata of air, schlieren, whose temperatures and hence densities differ slightly from those of their surroundings. Normal wind motions transporting such schlieren across the observer's line of sight produce the irregular fluctuations characteristic of scintillation.
Scintillation effects are always much more pronounced near the horizon than near the zenith. Parcels of the order of only centimeters to decimeters are believed to produce most of the scintillatory irregularities in the atmosphere.
Scintillation can also refer to
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Scintillation."
Synonyms: ScintillationSynonyms: glisten (n), glister (n), glitter (n), sparkle (n), sparkling (n), twinkle (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Heat | Phlogiston; fire, spark, scintillation, flash, flame, blaze; bonfire; firework, pyrotechnics, pyrotechny; wildfire; sheet of fire, lambent flame; devouring element; adiathermancy; recalescence. |
Measurement | Bathometer, galvanometer, heliometer, interferometer, odometer, ombrometer, pantometer, pluviometer, pneumatometer, pneumometer, radiometer, refractometer, respirometer, rheometer, spirometer, telemeter, udometer, vacuometer, variometer, viameter, thermometer, thermistor (heat), barometer (air), anemometer (wind), dynamometer, goniometer (angle) meter; landmark; (limit); balance, scale; (weight); marigraph, pneumatograph, stethograph; rain gauge, rain gage; voltmeter(volts), ammeter(amps); spectrophotometer (light absorbance); mass spectrophotometer(molecular mass); geiger counter, scintillation counter(radioactivity); pycnometer (liquid density); graduated cylinder, volumetric flask (volume); radar gun (velocity); radar (distance); side-looking radar (shape, topography); sonar (depth in water); light meter (light intensity); clock, watch, stopwatch, chronometer (time); anemometer (wind velocity); densitometer (color intensity). |
Wit | Jest, joke, jape, jibe; facetiae, levity, quips and cranks; capital joke; canorae nugae; standing jest, standing joke, private joke, conceit, quip, quirk, crank, quiddity, concetto, plaisanterie, brilliant idea; merry thought, bright thought, happy thought; sally; flash of wit, flash of merriment; scintillation; mot, mot pour rire; witticism, smart saying, bon-mot,jeu d'esprit,epigram; jest book; dry joke, quodlibet, cream of the jest. |
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Crosswords: Scintillation |
| English words defined with "scintillation": Chromatoscope ♦ Emication ♦ scintillation counter. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "scintillation": atmospheric boil, atmospheric scintillation, atmospheric shimmer ♦ drill-hole counting ♦ liquid scintillation counting ♦ NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGIST ♦ optical haze ♦ radioactivity prospecting, Radioimmunodetection, Radiometry ♦ schlieren, scintillating counter, scintillating material, Scintillation Counting, Scintillation detector, scintillation meter, scintillation probe, scintillometer, stellar scintillation ♦ target glint, thallium activated sodium iodide detector ♦ whole body counter, whole-body monitors, whole-body radiation meter. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Scintillation" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. French (scintillation). |
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 | Pictured is a researcher seated in front of a scintillation counter. This device measures radioactivity incorporated into a cell culture. The researcher is looking up at the screen.Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |  | [Baby chicks exposed to radioactive substance are being checked with a scintillation counter].Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
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 | Volt; voltage; electricity; spark; atom; beam; fire; flare; flicker; gleam; glint; glitter; glow; hint; jot; nucleus; ray; scintilla; scintillation; scrap; sparkle; spit; trace; vestige; dangerous; glitter; glint; sparkle; sparkling. |
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| "Scintillation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Scintillation" is used about 31 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 31 | 62,296 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "scintillation": liquid scintillation counting ♦ scintillation counter ♦ Scintillation Counting. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
scintillation | 11 |
scintillation counter | 8 |
detector scintillation | 5 |
ionospheric scintillation | 5 |
scintillation vial | 4 |
rhododendron scintillation | 3 |
detection scintillation | 3 |
fluid scintillation | 2 |
liquid scintillation | 2 |
counter hewlett liquid packard scintillation | 2 |
scintillation camera | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "scintillation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | shkëlqim (aureola, aureole, blaze, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, distinction, eclat, effulgence, flamboyance, flamboyancy, flame, glint, glitter, glory, gloss, glow, halo, irradiation, lambency, luster, lustre, nimbus, pageantry, polish, pomp, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, resplendence, sheen, shine, sparkle, splendor, splendour), xixëllim (glitter, sparkle, sparkling, twinkle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | ومضة (glance, gleam, sparkle), إطلاق الشرر. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | святкане (fulmination), светкавица (lightning), блещукане (flicker, gleam, glimmer, glimmering, shimmer, twinkle, twinkling), искрене (arcing, glitter, sparkle), искра (flash, scintilla, spark), излъчване (emanation, emission, eradiation, irradiance, irradiation, luminance, radiation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 发出火花 (scintillate, Scintillated, scintillating). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | jiskření (sparkle, twinkle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | scintillation, funklen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | scintillatie, schittering (flash, gloss, sheen), twinkelen, fonkelen, flikkering (flicker, flicker range, voltage fluctuation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | جرقه (Arc, Spark, Sparkle), درخشش (Eclat, Glitter, Luster, Shine, Spangle, Sparkle), برق زنی , برق (Brilliance, Electricity, Flash, Glaze, Glint, Sheen, Sparkle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | vipinä, tuike (twinkle, twinkling), tuikahdus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | scintillation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Geistesblitz (brainstorm, brainwave). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σπινθηρισμός (sparking), σπινθηροβόλημα, σπινθηροβολία. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szikrázás (sparkle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | scintillazione di frequenza, scintillazione. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | シンクロ納入 (Cincinatti, Cinderella, Cinderella boy, Cinderella complex, cymbals, one-base hit, one-handed catch, scintigram, scintillation camera, single, single bed, single cut, single match, single mother, single player, single-breasted suit, singles, sympathetic, sympathizer, sympathy, synchronous supply, syncopation, syndicate, syndicate loan, syndrome, syntax, synthesizer, thinner). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | シンチレーションカメラ (scintillation camera), シンチカメラ (scintillation camera). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 섬광 (Flash, Flashes, Glance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | intillationscay cintilação (blinking, effulgent, flashing, flicker, flickering, flutter, glint, glisten, glitter, lambent, sparkle, sparkling, twinkle, twinkling). (various references) strãlucire (bravery, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, coruscation, eclat, effulgence, fineness, fire, flame, flash, flashing, flush, gaiety, glitter, gloss, glow, gorgeousness, grandeur, irradiance, irradiation, lucency, luminosity, luster, lustre, panoply, pomp, radiance, radiancy, radiation, refulgence, resplendence, richness, sheen, shine, sparkle, splendor, splendour), scânteiere (gleam, glisten, glitter, shaft, sparkle). (various references) сверкание (coruscation, flashing, glance, lambency, twinkle), блеск (brilliance, brilliancy, coruscation, effulgence, flash, flying colors, glint, glitter, glitz, gloss, lambency, luster, lustre, radiance, radiancy, resplendence, resplendency, sheen, sheens, shine, shininess, splendor, splendour). (various references) svetlucanje (glimmer, glimpse, shimmer, twinkle, twinkling), scintilacija. (various references) centelleo (flicker, flickering, flutter, glimmer, glint, sparkle, twinkle, twinkling). (various references) scintillation, tindrande (twinkle, twinkling), gnistrande (coruscation), blixtrande (coruscation, fulminant, lightning). (various references) การเกิ"ประกายไฟ. (various references) parıldama, nükteli konuşma, kıvılcım saçma, ışıldama (luminescence, shining). (various references) іскріння, свічення (phosphorescence), блиск (blaze, brightness, brilliance, burnish, coruscation, effulgence, glance, irradiation, luster, lustre, oriency, pomp, resplendence, shine, sparkle, splendor, splendour). (various references) sự nhấp nháy, sự lấp lánh tia ánh lên, tia lửa lời nói sắc sảo, lời ứng đối sắc sảo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "scintillation": scintillations. (additional references) | |
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"Scintillation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cantillation, scintillator, scintilliation, szintillation. (additional references) | |
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| Words rhyming with "scintillation" (pronounced 'Scin`til*la"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation, Acetification, Achromatization, Acidification, Acquisition, Actualization, Actuation, Acuation, Acuition, Acumination, Acupuncturation, Adaptation, Adaption, Addiction, Addition, Adduction, Ademption, Adeption, Adequation, Adfiliation, Adhibition, Adhortation, Adipoceration, Adjection, Adjudication, Adjunction, Adjuration, Adlegation, Adlocution, Admensuration, Administration, Admiration, Admixtion, Admonition, Admortization, Adnation, Adoption, Adoration, Adornation, Adosculation, Adrogation, Adsignification, Adulation, Adulteration, Adumbration, Adunation, Adustion, Advocation, Advolution, Aerification, AEstivation, Affectation, Affection, Affiliation, Affirmation, Afflation, Affliction, Afforestation, Affriction, Aggeneration, Aggeration, Agglomeration, Agglutination, Aggrandization, Aggravation, Aggregation, Agitation, Aglutition, Agnation, Agnition, Agnomination, Agricolation, Alation, Albication, Albification, Alcoholization, Alienation, Alimentation, Alkalization, Allectation, Allegation, Allegorization, Alleviation, Alligation, Alliteration, Allocation, Allocution, Alteration, Altercation, Alutation, Amalgamation, Ambulation, Ambustion, Amelioration, Americanization, Amolition, Amortization, Amotion, Amplexation, Ampliation, Amplification, Amputation, Anaesthetization, Analyzation, Anathematization, Anatomization, Angariation, Anglicization, Angulation, Angustation, Anhelation, Animalization, Animation, Annexation, Annihilation, Annomination, Annotation, Annulation, Annumeration, Annunciation, Anteposition, Antiattrition, Anticipation, Antifriction, Antilibration, Antiquation, Antivaccination, Antivivisection, Antrustion, Apertion, Apocopation, Apostemation, Apparition, Appellation, Appendication, Apperception, Appetition, Application, Apportion, Apposition, Apprecation, Appreciation, Approbation, Appropinquation, Appropriation, Approximation, Aprication, Aration, Arbitration, Arborization, Arctation, Arcuation, Arefaction, Arenation, Areolation, Argentation, Argumentation, Argutation, Arietation, Ariolation, Aromatization, Arrentation, Arreption, Arrestation, Arrogation, Arterialization, Articulation, Ascription, Asexualization, Aspection, Asperation, Asphyxiation, Aspiration, Asportation, Assassination, Assastion, Assecuration, Assecution, Assentation, assertion, Asseveration, Assibilation, Assignation, Assimulation, Association, Assuefaction, Assumption, Astipulation, Astriction, -ation, Atmolyzation, Atomization, Attemperation, Attention, Attenuation, Atterration, Attestation, Attrectation, Attribution, Attrition, Aucupation, Audition, Augmentation, Auguration, Aurigation, Auscultation, Authorization, Autofecundation, Auto-infection, Auto-inoculation, Auto-intoxication, Autosuggestion, Autotoxication, Averruncation, Aversation, Aviation, Avocation, Avolation, Backwardation, Ballotation, Balneation, Balsamation, Bannition, Baptization, Bastion, Beatification, Benediction, Benefaction, Bifurcation, Bilection, Biliation, Bilocation, Bipartition, Bisection, Bituminization, Blandation, Blatteration, Boation, Bolection, Bombilation, Bombination, Botheration, Brutalization, By-election, Cachinnation, Calamistration, Calcification, Calcination, Calcitration, Calculation, Calefaction, Caligation, Callisection, Calorification, Calumniation, Cameration, Canalization, Cancellation, Canceration, Canonization, Cantation, Cantillation, Cantion, Capillation, Capitation, Capitulation, Caprification, Caption, Carbonatation, Carbonization, Carbunculation, Carnation, Carnification, Caseation, Cassation, Castellation, Castigation, Castrametation, Castration, Catechisation, Catenation, Causation, Cauterization, Cavillation, Celebration, Cementation, Cenation, Centesimation, Centralization, Cephalization, Cerebration, Certification, Cessation, Characterization, Chatteration, Chitinization, Chlorination, Chondrification, Chrismation, Christianization, Chylifaction, Chylification, Chymification, Cibation, Cicatrization, Cicuration, Cinefaction, Cineration, Circination, Circuition, Circulation, Circumcursation, Circumdenudation, Circumduction, Circumflection, Circumgestation, Circumgyration, Circumlocution, Circumnavigation, Circumnutation, Circumposition, Circumrotation, Circumscription, Circumspection, Circumvallation, Circumvection, Circumvention, Circumvolation, Circumvolution, Citation, Citrination, Clamation, Clarification, Classification, Claudication, Coacervation, Coaction, Coadaptation, Coadunation, Coadunition, Coagmentation, Coagulation, Coalition, Coaptation, Coarctation, Coarticulation, Coaxation, Coction, Codification, Coeducation, Coemption. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-i-i-l-l-n-n-o-s-t-t" | |
-1 letter: instillation. | |
-2 letters: incitations, scintillant. | |
-3 letters: ciliations, clintonias, incitation, solicitant. | |
-4 letters: ciliation, citations, clintonia, illations, inactions, incitants, onanistic, scintilla, siltation. | |
-5 letters: actinons, allicins, antlions, cannolis, canonist, citation, colistin, constant, contains, illation, inaction, incision, incitant, initials, instinct, isatinic, lanolins, localist, nicotins, nitinols, oscitant, ostinati, sanction, scallion, sonantic, stallion, stiction, tactions. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-i-i-l-l-n-n-o-s-t-t" | |
+1 letter: scintillations. | |
+2 letters: anticolonialist. | |
+3 letters: anticolonialists, nullificationist. | |
+4 letters: nationalistically, nullificationists. | |
+5 letters: ultranationalistic. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 63 69 6E 74 69 6C 6C 61 74 69 6F 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... -.-. .. -. - .. .-.. .-.. .- - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100011 01101001 01101110 01110100 01101001 01101100 01101100 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S c i n t i l l a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0063 0069 006E 0074 0069 006C 006C 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53697580867578786786758180 |
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