Synonyms for scintillation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sin-tl-ey-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌsɪn tlˈeɪ ʃən |
Top 10 synonyms for scintillation Other synonyms for the word scintillation
Définition of scintillation
Origin :- 1620s, from Latin scintilationem (nominative scintillatio), noun of action from past participle stem of scintillare (see scintillate).
- noun glitter
- It is sad that I can remember nothing of all this scintillation.
- Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham
- If brains were radium, you couldn't make a flicker on a scintillation counter.
- Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- Miriam retorted with the first scintillation of gaiety she had shown on this occasion.
- Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James
- “To save you,” said the hermit, with a scintillation of his half-pitiful smile.
- Extract from : « Blown to Bits » by R.M. Ballantyne
- So long as we can get a scintillation of their meaning we must be satisfied.
- Extract from : « Flowers of Freethought » by George W. Foote
- In the midst of his scintillation he abruptly paused and sat listening.
- Extract from : « Corporal Cameron » by Ralph Connor
- "No," said Aurora, with a scintillation of irrepressible mischief in her eyes.
- Extract from : « The Grandissimes » by George Washington Cable
- Every kind of scintillation flashed from the gem-incrusted dishes.
- Extract from : « Salammbo » by Gustave Flaubert
- It was further observed that Jupiter itself was almost void of scintillation.
- Extract from : « Off on a Comet » by Jules Verne
- "To save you" said the hermit, with a scintillation of his half-pitiful smile.
- Extract from : « Blown to Bits » by Robert Michael Ballantyne
Antonyms for scintillation
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