glisten vs scintillation what difference
what is difference between glisten and scintillation
English
Etymology
From Middle English glisnen, glistnen, from Old English glisnian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡlɪsən/
- Rhymes: -ɪsən
Verb
glisten (third-person singular simple present glistens, present participle glistening, simple past and past participle glistened)
- (intransitive, of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.
Translations
Noun
glisten (plural glistens)
- A glistening shine from a wet surface.
Translations
Anagrams
- Etlings, Tingles, lingets, niglets, singlet, sniglet, tingles
English
Etymology
scintillate + -ion.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɪn.tɪˈleɪ.ʃən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɪn.təˈleɪ.ʃən/
- Hyphenation: scin‧til‧lat‧ion
Noun
scintillation (countable and uncountable, plural scintillations)
- A flash of light; a spark.
- (astronomy) The twinkling of a star or other celestial body caused by turbulence in the Earth’s atmosphere.
- (nuclear physics) The flash of light produced by something (especially a phosphor) when it absorbs ionizing radiation.
Derived terms
- liquid scintillation
- scintillation camera
- scintillation counter
- scintillation detector
- scintillation spectrometer
Related terms
- scintillate
- scintillating (adjective)
- scintillator
French
Pronunciation
Noun
scintillation f (plural scintillations)
- scintillation
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