SCINTILLATIONS

Noun

scintillations

plural of scintillation

Source: Wiktionary


SCINTILLATION

Scin`til*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. scintillatio: cf. F. scintillation.]

1. The act of scintillating.

2. A spark of flash emitted in scintillating. These scintillations are . . . the inflammable effluences discharged from the bodies collided. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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