scintillate meaning and definition

SCINTILLATE verb

Definition of scintillate (verb)

1. give off
   • "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"
2. reflect brightly
   • "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"
   • synonyms: coruscate, sparkle
3. emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
   • "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
   • synonyms: twinkle, winkle
4. physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
   • "the phosphor fluoresced"
5. be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
   • "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"
   • synonyms: coruscate, sparkle