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scintillation

/sin-tl-ey-shuhn/US // ˌsɪn tlˈeɪ ʃən //UK // (ˌsɪntɪˈleɪʃən) //

闪烁,闪闪发光,闪烁效应,闪闪发亮

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of scintillating; sparkling.
    • : a spark or flash.
    • : Astronomy. the twinkling or tremulous effect of the light of the stars.
    • : Meteorology. any small-scale twinkling or shimmering of objects that are viewed through the atmosphere, caused by an interception of the observer's line of view by inhomogeneities in the atmospheric refractive index.
    • : Physics. a flash of light from the ionization of a phosphor struck by an energetic photon or particle.random fluctuation of the amplitude, phase, or polarization of an electromagnetic wave.
    • : a slight, rapid shifting of a spot of light or the image of an object about its mean position.

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Examples

  • Miriam retorted with the first scintillation of gaiety she had shown on this occasion.

  • With the spell of her voice, of her eyes, of her radiant face upon him, Cameron's scintillation faded and snuffed out.

  • The Diana pond was skinned with ice; goddess and golden nymphs caught every scintillation of cold sunlight as we trundled past.

  • The room was filled with a luminous rosy light, alive with scintillation of diamond brilliancy.

  • The presence of moisture in the atmosphere intensifies scintillation, and this is usually regarded as a prognostication of rain.