scintillation

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌsɪn.tɪˈleɪ.ʃən/    美 /ˌsɪn.təˈleɪ.ʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A flash of light; a spark. countable,uncountable
  2. The twinkling of a star or other celestial body caused by turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere. countable,uncountable
    — Do the stars scintillate at all altitudes? Is there any altitude at which it ceases to manifest itself? At Morges the stars in general scintillate at all altitudes, although feebly near the zenith; but on the nights when the scintillation is very faint, it ceases completely at a zenith distance of 45°.
  3. The flash of light produced by something (especially a phosphor) when it absorbs ionizing radiation. countable,uncountable
  4. A brief expression that is amusing or clever; witticism. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — […]here and there were Latin inscriptions—obscene scintillations of wit[…]

词形变化

scintillations plural

词汇关系

衍生词
liquid scintillation scintillation camera scintillation cocktail scintillation counter scintillation detector scintillation spectrometer scintillation vial
相关词
scintillate scintillating scintillator

词源

Etymology tree
English scintillate
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English -ion
English scintillation
From scintillate + -ion.
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