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scin|til|la|tion
scin|til|la|tion «SIHN tuh LAY shuhn», noun.
1. the act of sparkling; flashing.
2. a spark; flash: »

Figurative. Let the scintillations of your wit be like…summer lightning, lambent but innocuous (Edward M. Goulburn).

3. the twinkling of the stars.
4. Physics. a flash or spark produced by ions in a phosphor, as when an alpha particle impinges on certain solid materials, especially zinc sulfide.

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