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Webster 1913 Edition


Scintillation

Scinˊtil-la′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
scintillatio
: cf. F.
scintillation
.]
1.
The act of scintillating.
2.
A spark or flash emitted in scintillating.
These
scintillations
are . . . the inflammable effluences discharged from the bodies collided.
Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Scintillation

SCINTILLA'TION

,
Noun.
the act of emitting sparks or igneous particles; the act of sparkling.