SCINTILLANT Scin"til*lant, a. Etym: [L. scintillans, p.pr. of scintillare to sparkle. See Scintillate.]
Defn: Emitting sparks, or fine igneous particles; sparkling. M.
Green.
SCINTILLATE
Scin"til*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scintillated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Scintillating.] Etym: [L. scintillare, scintillatum, from scintilla a
spark. Cf. Stencil.]
1. To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles. As the electrical globe only scintillates when rubbed against its cushion. Sir W. Scott.
2. To sparkle, as the fixed stars.
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.
SCINTILLOUS
Scin"til*lous, a.
Defn: Scintillant. [R.]