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scintillate

verbid 20005·updated Jun 3, 2026
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physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon

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Variants

synonym
coruscatesparklewinkle
pasttense
scintillated
presentparticiple
scintillating
thirdpersonsingular
scintillates
pastparticiple
scintillated

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary5 sensesview framework →
§1
be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
§2
physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
§3
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
§4
reflect brightly
§5
give off
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
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