scintillatev.

Brit.

/ˈsɪntᵻleɪt/, U.S.

/ˈsɪn(t)əˌleɪt/

Forms: 1600s scintillat, 1600s– scintillate.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin scintillāt-, scintillāre.

Etymology: < classical Latin scintillāt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix²) of scintillāre to send out sparks, to glitter < scintilla scintilla n. Compare Middle French, French scintiller (of a star) to twinkle (c1377), to sparkle (15th cent.; 18th cent. in figurative use of thought, style, etc.). In the sense development in English largely after earlier scintillation n. Compare also earlier scintillant adj.

a. intransitive. To emit sparks or small flashes of light; to sparkle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [verb (intransitive)] > sparkle or glitter

twinklec888

shimc950

blika1000

glisec1000

glistenc1000

glista1225

glore13..

sparkc1300

glisterc1380

sparklec1386

spranklea1387

glittera1400

sprinklea1400

blikenc1400

glaster1447

springlec1460

sprangle1495

brandish1552

pink1589

scintillate1623

simper1633

twink1637

spangle1639

scintill1681

scintillize1694

prinkle1724

skinkle1765

winkle1791

coruscate1807

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. 1 Scintillate, to sparkle or leape vp.

1664 M. Mackaile Moffet-well 46 Some of them [sc. stones] do contain a metallick like matter, which doth scintillat almost like unto Antimony.

1756 T. Reynolds Some Exper. Chalybeat Water xx. 15 Those crystals did not..scintillate, like salt-petre.

1790 W. Nicholson tr. A.-F. de Fourcroy Elements Nat. Hist. & Chem. (new ed.) I. 191 Some kinds of marble..scintillate when struck against steel.

1824 J. Galt Rothelan I. ii. ix. 226 Now and then the glancing of armour scintillated out from the grey.

1894 F. M. Elliot Rom. Gossip xv. 319 Her dark eyes scintillating with fury.

1912 National Rotarian Jan. 37/2 Hundreds of incandescent lamps scintillate in the floral decorations.

1936 E. Goudge City of Bells iv. 97 A tall and very dignified old woman clothed from head to foot in snow white..and scintillating with jewels.

1992 D. G. Campbell Crystal Desert 4 The deep, clear sea scintillates with shafts of sunlight.

2012 A. E. McGrath Mere Apologetics vi. 113 A beautiful diamond scintillates as it catches the beams of the sun.

b. intransitive. Of a star: to exhibit a rapidly varying brightness, to twinkle; (of other celestial objects) to exhibit scintillation (scintillation n. 2).

ΚΠ

1747 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 74/2 Those gentlemen who have ordinary telescopes, and curiosity to observe it (if the night prove clear) may see the star scintillating on the edge of the Moon's Disk one moment, and perceive it quite hidden the next.

1789 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 79 262 They appear to cast out rays of a determinate figure,..and to scintillate a little, if the air be not very clear.

1845 tr. M. J. E. Sue Wandering Jew II. x. li. 351 It is night. The moon is shining, the stars scintillate in the midst of the sky with melancholy serenity.

1869 E. Dunkin Midnight Sky 191 The latter [planets] have been known to scintillate more or less.

1905 A. M. Clerke Syst. Stars (ed. 2) i. 5 Dr. Pernter found Sirius actually to scintillate more at the summit than at the than at the foot of the Sonnblick.

1959 New Scientist 19 Nov. 1015/2 The discovery that radio stars do scintillate was closely connected with the discovery of the radio stars themselves.

1978 J. M. Pasachoff & M. L. Kutner University Astron. xi. 303 Radio sources scintillate not because of any terrestrial effects but rather because radio signals are affected by clouds of electrons in the solar wind.

2008 I. Morison Introd. Astron. & Cosmol. vii. 252 Planets do not scintillate to any significant degree.

c. intransitive. Nuclear Physics. Esp. of a phosphor: to emit light momentarily when struck by a charged particle or a high-energy photon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > atomic nucleus > radioactivity > alpha radiation > of phosphor: fluoresce [verb (intransitive)]

scintillate1903

1903 W. Crookes in Proc. Royal Soc. 1902–3 71 405 Outside the halo, the dark surface of the screen scintillates with sparks of light.

1940 U.S. Patent 2,188,115 1 The slowly moving neutrons generate in the lithium fast H₃ particles which cause the fluorescent substance to scintillate.

1958 O. R. Frisch Nucl. Handbk. xiv. 20 The recent discovery that some gases scintillate will undoubtedly have many future applications.

1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) XII. 76/1 The liquid organic solvent scintillates satisfactorily.

1971 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) June 61/2 The box was..provided with a zinc sulfide screen that would scintillate when it was struck by an alpha particle.

2011 R. J. Edgar in K. A. Arnaud et al. Handbk. X-ray Astron. ii. 35 One solution is to use a crystal which scintillates (i.e. emits optical light when absorbing an X-ray photon) then collect the resulting optical photons.

d. intransitive. Of a signal, or an image on a screen generated by it: to vary rapidly in a random way; spec. (of a signal on a radar screen) to fluctuate rapidly in appearance, esp. as a result of variations in an intervening medium (rather than changes in the target).

ΚΠ

1968 U.S. Patent 3,368,218 3 The information contained in the signal on channel 16 scintillates as a function of time owing to the fact that it comes from a distributed area.

1982 Flying Apr. 86/1 Rain targets are said to ‘scintillate’ because the frequency of the radar echo is constantly changing.

1993 U.S. Patent 5,189,490 8 The laser image reflected from an object appears to scintillate.

1998 Signal Processing 65 334/2 It may have degraded performance when the target amplitude scintillates from pulse to pulse.

2004 E. F. Knott et al. Radar Cross Section (ed. 2) vi. 258 Because the ship is a very large target thousands of wavelengths long, the echo scintillates very rapidly with very small changes in aspect.

2. transitive. To emit as a spark or sparks; to flash forth. Also figurative. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [verb (transitive)] > emit (fire, etc.) as or like sparks

twinklea1547

sparkle1590

spark1596

scintillate1809

1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. i. ii. 16 That this globe was originally a globe of liquid fire, scintillated from the body of the sun, by the percussion of a comet.

1852 N. Hawthorne in Ladies' Compan. Aug. 85/1 The star on Feathertop's breast had scintillated actual flames.

1866 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Oct. 1 A little too much given to scintillate bitter epigram.

1921 Jewelers' Circular 9 Nov. 123/3 Anything of a brilliant character which scintillates light, such as cut glass.

2010 A. Singer Self-deceiving Muse iii. 88 Mirrors scintillate their most sparkling reality.

3. transitive. To cause to sparkle or twinkle. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > ornament [verb (intransitive)] > be adorned with or as with spangles

bespangled1634

scintillate1851

1810 Rural Visiter 1 Oct. 40/1 The piercing eye of morn Shall scintillate the day.

1850 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Democrat 31 May Scintillating his speech with not a few brilliants of wit and humor.

1851 T. H. Turner Some Acct. Domest. Archit. I. iii. 87 Painted of a green colour, scintillated or starred with gold.

1926 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 2 July 11/6 A verdured hillock.., scintillated by ten million gems from heaven's vaulted canopy.

2003 G. Spera Standing Wave 11 An ambush of light suddenly scintillates the graffiti.

4. intransitive. figurative. Of a person, or his or her writing, speech, etc.: to be brilliant; to shine, to sparkle.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > be witty [verb (intransitive)]

repartee1640

wit1654

sparkle1698

witticize1773

scintillate1828

1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 268/2 It was imperative upon them to scintillate—to coruscate—to meteorize.

1864 Reader 23 Apr. 515 A work scintillating throughout with wit and humour.

1899 E. T. Fowler Double Thread vii. 93 My wit is all of the p.m. variety, and never scintillates in the morning.

1918 E. C. Middleton Tails Up i. 36 The conversation scintillated with gay quip and happy jest.

1927 A. Conan Doyle Case-bk. Sherlock Holmes i. 37 Excellent, Watson! You scintillate today.

2008 New Yorker 4 Aug. 72/1 Her work scintillates with erotic tension.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scintillate
释义	scintillatev. Brit. /ˈsɪntᵻleɪt/, U.S. /ˈsɪn(t)əˌleɪt/ Forms: 1600s scintillat, 1600s– scintillate. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin scintillāt-, scintillāre. Etymology: < classical Latin scintillāt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix²) of scintillāre to send out sparks, to glitter < scintilla scintilla n. Compare Middle French, French scintiller (of a star) to twinkle (c1377), to sparkle (15th cent.; 18th cent. in figurative use of thought, style, etc.). In the sense development in English largely after earlier scintillation n. Compare also earlier scintillant adj. 1. a. intransitive. To emit sparks or small flashes of light; to sparkle. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [verb (intransitive)] > sparkle or glitter twinklec888 shimc950 blika1000 glisec1000 glistenc1000 glista1225 glore13.. sparkc1300 glisterc1380 sparklec1386 spranklea1387 glittera1400 sprinklea1400 blikenc1400 glaster1447 springlec1460 sprangle1495 brandish1552 pink1589 scintillate1623 simper1633 twink1637 spangle1639 scintill1681 scintillize1694 prinkle1724 skinkle1765 winkle1791 coruscate1807 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. 1 Scintillate, to sparkle or leape vp. 1664 M. Mackaile Moffet-well 46 Some of them [sc. stones] do contain a metallick like matter, which doth scintillat almost like unto Antimony. 1756 T. Reynolds Some Exper. Chalybeat Water xx. 15 Those crystals did not..scintillate, like salt-petre. 1790 W. Nicholson tr. A.-F. de Fourcroy Elements Nat. Hist. & Chem. (new ed.) I. 191 Some kinds of marble..scintillate when struck against steel. 1824 J. Galt Rothelan I. ii. ix. 226 Now and then the glancing of armour scintillated out from the grey. 1894 F. M. Elliot Rom. Gossip xv. 319 Her dark eyes scintillating with fury. 1912 National Rotarian Jan. 37/2 Hundreds of incandescent lamps scintillate in the floral decorations. 1936 E. Goudge City of Bells iv. 97 A tall and very dignified old woman clothed from head to foot in snow white..and scintillating with jewels. 1992 D. G. Campbell Crystal Desert 4 The deep, clear sea scintillates with shafts of sunlight. 2012 A. E. McGrath Mere Apologetics vi. 113 A beautiful diamond scintillates as it catches the beams of the sun. b. intransitive. Of a star: to exhibit a rapidly varying brightness, to twinkle; (of other celestial objects) to exhibit scintillation (scintillation n. 2). ΚΠ 1747 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 74/2 Those gentlemen who have ordinary telescopes, and curiosity to observe it (if the night prove clear) may see the star scintillating on the edge of the Moon's Disk one moment, and perceive it quite hidden the next. 1789 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 79 262 They appear to cast out rays of a determinate figure,..and to scintillate a little, if the air be not very clear. 1845 tr. M. J. E. Sue Wandering Jew II. x. li. 351 It is night. The moon is shining, the stars scintillate in the midst of the sky with melancholy serenity. 1869 E. Dunkin Midnight Sky 191 The latter [planets] have been known to scintillate more or less. 1905 A. M. Clerke Syst. Stars (ed. 2) i. 5 Dr. Pernter found Sirius actually to scintillate more at the summit than at the than at the foot of the Sonnblick. 1959 New Scientist 19 Nov. 1015/2 The discovery that radio stars do scintillate was closely connected with the discovery of the radio stars themselves. 1978 J. M. Pasachoff & M. L. Kutner University Astron. xi. 303 Radio sources scintillate not because of any terrestrial effects but rather because radio signals are affected by clouds of electrons in the solar wind. 2008 I. Morison Introd. Astron. & Cosmol. vii. 252 Planets do not scintillate to any significant degree. c. intransitive. Nuclear Physics. Esp. of a phosphor: to emit light momentarily when struck by a charged particle or a high-energy photon. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > atomic nucleus > radioactivity > alpha radiation > of phosphor: fluoresce [verb (intransitive)] scintillate1903 1903 W. Crookes in Proc. Royal Soc. 1902–3 71 405 Outside the halo, the dark surface of the screen scintillates with sparks of light. 1940 U.S. Patent 2,188,115 1 The slowly moving neutrons generate in the lithium fast H₃ particles which cause the fluorescent substance to scintillate. 1958 O. R. Frisch Nucl. Handbk. xiv. 20 The recent discovery that some gases scintillate will undoubtedly have many future applications. 1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) XII. 76/1 The liquid organic solvent scintillates satisfactorily. 1971 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) June 61/2 The box was..provided with a zinc sulfide screen that would scintillate when it was struck by an alpha particle. 2011 R. J. Edgar in K. A. Arnaud et al. Handbk. X-ray Astron. ii. 35 One solution is to use a crystal which scintillates (i.e. emits optical light when absorbing an X-ray photon) then collect the resulting optical photons. d. intransitive. Of a signal, or an image on a screen generated by it: to vary rapidly in a random way; spec. (of a signal on a radar screen) to fluctuate rapidly in appearance, esp. as a result of variations in an intervening medium (rather than changes in the target). ΚΠ 1968 U.S. Patent 3,368,218 3 The information contained in the signal on channel 16 scintillates as a function of time owing to the fact that it comes from a distributed area. 1982 Flying Apr. 86/1 Rain targets are said to ‘scintillate’ because the frequency of the radar echo is constantly changing. 1993 U.S. Patent 5,189,490 8 The laser image reflected from an object appears to scintillate. 1998 Signal Processing 65 334/2 It may have degraded performance when the target amplitude scintillates from pulse to pulse. 2004 E. F. Knott et al. Radar Cross Section (ed. 2) vi. 258 Because the ship is a very large target thousands of wavelengths long, the echo scintillates very rapidly with very small changes in aspect. 2. transitive. To emit as a spark or sparks; to flash forth. Also figurative. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [verb (transitive)] > emit (fire, etc.) as or like sparks twinklea1547 sparkle1590 spark1596 scintillate1809 1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. i. ii. 16 That this globe was originally a globe of liquid fire, scintillated from the body of the sun, by the percussion of a comet. 1852 N. Hawthorne in Ladies' Compan. Aug. 85/1 The star on Feathertop's breast had scintillated actual flames. 1866 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 Oct. 1 A little too much given to scintillate bitter epigram. 1921 Jewelers' Circular 9 Nov. 123/3 Anything of a brilliant character which scintillates light, such as cut glass. 2010 A. Singer Self-deceiving Muse iii. 88 Mirrors scintillate their most sparkling reality. 3. transitive. To cause to sparkle or twinkle. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > ornament [verb (intransitive)] > be adorned with or as with spangles bespangled1634 scintillate1851 1810 Rural Visiter 1 Oct. 40/1 The piercing eye of morn Shall scintillate the day. 1850 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Democrat 31 May Scintillating his speech with not a few brilliants of wit and humor. 1851 T. H. Turner Some Acct. Domest. Archit. I. iii. 87 Painted of a green colour, scintillated or starred with gold. 1926 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 2 July 11/6 A verdured hillock.., scintillated by ten million gems from heaven's vaulted canopy. 2003 G. Spera Standing Wave 11 An ambush of light suddenly scintillates the graffiti. 4. intransitive. figurative. Of a person, or his or her writing, speech, etc.: to be brilliant; to shine, to sparkle. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > be witty [verb (intransitive)] repartee1640 wit1654 sparkle1698 witticize1773 scintillate1828 1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 268/2 It was imperative upon them to scintillate—to coruscate—to meteorize. 1864 Reader 23 Apr. 515 A work scintillating throughout with wit and humour. 1899 E. T. Fowler Double Thread vii. 93 My wit is all of the p.m. variety, and never scintillates in the morning. 1918 E. C. Middleton Tails Up i. 36 The conversation scintillated with gay quip and happy jest. 1927 A. Conan Doyle Case-bk. Sherlock Holmes i. 37 Excellent, Watson! You scintillate today. 2008 New Yorker 4 Aug. 72/1 Her work scintillates with erotic tension. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1623
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