scintillation   (TTS Sound)

The noun scintillation has 5 senses

• scintillation -- ((physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle)


• twinkle, scintillation, sparkling -- (a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash)


• scintillation -- (a brilliant display of wit)


• glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle -- (the quality of shining with a bright reflected light)


• scintillation -- (the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight)