(physics) Any substance that glows under the action of photons or other high-energy particles

plural of scintillator

That scintillates.

present participle of scintillate.

That scintillates with brief flashes of light; sparkling. / (figuratively) Brilliantly or impressively clever, exciting, amusing or witty.

(intransitive) To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow. / (astronomy) Of a star or other celestial body: to vary rapidly in brightness; to twinkle.

A flash of light; a spark. / (astronomy) The twinkling of a star or other celestial body caused by turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere.

plural of scintillation

simple past tense and past participle of scintillate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scintillate