英语词汇“scintillations”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

scintilla /sin-tilˈə/

noun

A spark

A hint, trace

ORIGIN: L, a spark

scinˈtillant adjective

Sparkling

scinˈtillate intransitive verb

To sparkle

(of an atom) to emit a unit of light after having been struck by a photon or a particle of ionizing radiation

To be dazzlingly impressive or animated

To talk wittily

transitive verb

To emit in sparks

To sparkle with

scinˈtillāting adjective

scinˈtillātingly adverb

scintillāˈtion noun

A flash of light produced in a phosphor by an ionizing particle, eg an alpha particle, or a photon
The twinkling of stars due to rapid changes in their brightness caused by variations in the density of the atmosphere through which their light rays pass

scinˈtillātor noun

scintillˈiscan noun

Same as scintiscan (see under scintigraphy)

scintillomˈeter noun

An instrument for detecting and measuring radioactivity

scintillˈoscope or scintillˈascope noun

An instrument which shows scintillations on a screen, used to produce a scintigram

scintillation counter noun

A scintillometer