scintillate
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scin·til·late
(sĭn'tl-āt') 
v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates. v.intr.
To give off (sparks or flashes).
scintillatingly scin'til·lat'ing·ly adv.
v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates. v.intr.
- To throw off sparks; flash.
- To sparkle or shine. See synonyms at flash.
- To be animated and brilliant: dinner conversation that scintillated.
To give off (sparks or flashes).
[Latin scintillāre, scintillāt-, from scintilla, spark.]
scintillant scin'til·lant adj.scintillatingly scin'til·lat'ing·ly adv.
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scintillate
IN BRIEF: To interest or excite; to spark.
Once I used to scintillate, but now I am dreary by sunset.
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Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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scintillate
- to give off sparks, to sparkle.
- (of a phosphor) to emit quanta of light discontinuously, by fluorescence, when struck by a charged particle or a high-energy photon.
| scintillant, scinderin, scillabiose | |
| scintillation, scintillation autoradiography, scintillation cocktail |
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Scintillate
Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - gnistre, tindre
v. tr. - gnistre, funkle, tindre
Nederlands (Dutch)
schitteren, sprankelen, oplichten
Français (French)
v. intr. - (lit) scintiller, (fig) briller
v. tr. - scintiller
Deutsch (German)
v. - vor Geist sprühen, funkeln
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σπινθηρίζω, σπινθηροβολώ
Italiano (Italian)
scintillare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - cintilar
Русский (Russian)
искриться, блестеть, излучать
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - chispear, centellear, titilar, echar lumbre
v. tr. - lanzar (chispas, destellos)
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gnistra, tindra, blixtra
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
发出火花, 焕发, 发出, 闪现出
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 發出火花, 煥發
v. tr. - 發出, 閃現出
한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 불꽃을 튀기다, (재치, 기지 등이) 번득이다, 반짝이다
v. tr. - (섬광 등을) 발하다, (재치 등을) 번득이다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 火花を発する, きらめく, 発する, ひらめかす
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يومض, يطلق شررا
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - נצנץ, הבריק בדבריו, דיבר בחוכמה, הבזיק לרגע כשפגע בו חלקיק טעון (פיסיקה)
v. tr. - התיז ניצוצות
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