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scintillate

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪntɪleɪt/

Translate scintillate | into Italian

Definition of scintillate

verb

[no object]

emit flashes of light; sparkle: the sleek boat seemed to scintillate with a dark blue light
Physics fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or photon: a zinc sulphide screen scintillated when it was struck by an alpha particle