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