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   scintillation

   /ˌsɪntɪˈleɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a flash or sparkle of light: "scintillations of diamond-hard light"
   • ▪ the process or state of emitting flashes of light.
   • ▪ a small flash of visible or ultraviolet light emitted by fluorescence in a phosphor when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon.
   • ▪ the twinkling of the stars, caused by the earth's atmosphere diffracting starlight unevenly.

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