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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCINTILLA

From Latin: a spark.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SCINTILLA

scintilla  [sɪnˈtɪlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCINTILLA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scintilla is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCINTILLA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scintilla in the English dictionary

The definition of scintilla in the dictionary is a minute amount; hint, trace, or particle.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCINTILLA


Attila
əˈtɪlə
dactylar
ˈdæktɪlə
distiller
dɪˈstɪlə
flotilla
fləˈtɪlə
instiller
ɪnˈstɪlə
mantilla
mænˈtɪlə
pistillar
ˈpɪstɪlə
postiller
ˈpɒstɪlə
potentilla
ˌpəʊtənˈtɪlə
pulsatilla
ˌpʌlsəˈtɪlə
Rototiller
ˈrəʊtəʊtɪlə
tiller
ˈtɪlə
tutelar
ˈtjuːtɪlə
zapotilla
ˌzæpəˈtɪlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCINTILLA

scincoidian
scindapsus
scintigram
scintigraphic
scintigraphy
scintillant
scintillantly
scintillascope
scintillate
scintillating
scintillatingly
scintillation
scintillation counter
scintillator
scintilliscan
scintillometer
scintillon
scintilloscope
scintiscan
scintiscanner

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCINTILLA

Anguilla
barilla
Barranquilla
Castilla
chinchilla
gorilla
guerilla
guerrilla
latilla
manilla
manzanilla
Melilla
quesadilla
sapodilla
seguidilla
Sevilla
tortilla
vanilla
villa
zilla

Synonyms and antonyms of scintilla in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scintilla» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCINTILLA

Find out the translation of scintilla to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scintilla from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scintilla» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

火花
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

scintilla
570 millions of speakers

English

scintilla
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झलक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشرارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

искры
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

centelha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ফুলিঙ্গ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Scintilla
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scintilla
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Scintilla
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

火花
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

분량
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scintilla
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một chút
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீப்பொறி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कँटिला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kıvılcım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scintilla
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

scintilla
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

іскри
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Scintilla
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

scintilla
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Scintilla
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Scintilla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Scintilla
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scintilla

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCINTILLA»

The term «scintilla» is regularly used and occupies the 64.719 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCINTILLA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scintilla» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scintilla» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scintilla

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCINTILLA»

Discover the use of scintilla in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scintilla and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Conspiracy of Silence: A Joe Scintilla Mystery / Tragedy at ...
Text printed so that each novel is read in an opposite direction.
S. T. Joshi, 2010
2
The Changing Profile of the Natural Law
The term scintilla also has an interesting history. Literally it means a spark or particle of fire. In a transferred sense it can mean a fragment remaining of something that is compared with fire; or it can mean a germ. The transferred sense is of very ...
Michael Bertram Crowe, 1977
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A Catalogue of the Living Marine Bivalve Molluscs of China: ...
Genus Scintilla Deshayes, 1856 Scintilla cf. cuvieri Deshayes, 1856 Scintilla cuvieri Deshayes, 1856: 174 Subtidal, coral gallery community. Philippines, Hong Kong. Scintilla nitidella Habe 1962 Scintilla nitidella Habe, 1962: 46 Subtidal, coral ...
F.R. Bernard, Ying-Ya Cai, Brian Morton, 1993
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The Removal Company: A Joe Scintilla Historical Mystery Novel
“There are, Mr. Scintilla,a great many people inthisworld who are unhappy. Perhaps theyhave an incurable illness;perhaps they are suffering from unassuaged grief;or perhaps they are simply morose, depressed, cheerless— facing longyears ...
S. T. Joshi, 2012
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A New Abridgment of the Law
Where they are to arise out of the estate of )°druc£°" or ••* the person who makes the feoffment, they are thereby for ever ,,ngentusea destroyed, because there can be no scintilla juris left in him after they ** against his own feoffment to serve ...
Matthew Bacon, Henry Gwillim (Sir.), Sir Henry Gwillim, 1798
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Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America
Type species: Amazonsprattus scintilla Roberts. 1984. Type by original designation. Gender: masculine Amazonsprattus scintilla Roberts, 1984 Amazonsprattus scintilla Roberts. 1984: 318. fig. 1. Type locality: Rio Jufari between Castanheiro ...
‎2003
7
A Digest of the Laws of England Respecting Real Property
But this possibility of entry, or scintilla juris, must continue undisturbed until the event happens on which the contingent use is to arise ; for if the preceding estates are devested, before the event happens, then the possibility of entry or scintilla ...
William Cruise, 1804
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Bioequity – Property and the Human Body: Property and the ...
Ignoring legal concepts such as scintilla temporis,n the practical utility of which does not reveal itself in a realistic setting, it becomes clear quite quickly that the point is that the source does not profit, and the person excising the tissue does ...
Mr Nils Hoppe, 2013
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A History of Christian Spirituality: An Analytical Introduction
He also subscribes with the Rhineland mystics to the scintilla animae or scintilla synderesis. (Synderesis is the working together of will and intellect.) I would note in passing that Martin Thornton, writing on English spirituality in 1963, does not ...
Urban Tigner Holmes, 2002
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When Dead Tongues Speak : Teaching Beginning Greek and ...
Flaccus ab agro redit; fessus est; in casa sedet et quiescit. Mox “Quintus” inquit “ puer bonus est. in agro manet et me iuvat.” Scintilla laeta est, quod Flaccus puerum laudat. cenam celeriter parat. might become Horatia domum redit et Scintillam ...
John Gruber-Miller Professor of Classics Cornell College, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCINTILLA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scintilla is used in the context of the following news items.
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Scintilla seconds sizzle in sun
Scintilla's second string showed too much strength for Newham in their Essex County League meeting at Flanders Field. The visitors chose to bat after winning ... «Barking and Dagenham Post, Jul 15»
2
Scintilla earn bragging rights on Barking
Scintilla maintained their Essex County League Premier Division title hopes with a three-wicket victory over their derby rivals Barking at the Peter May Centre. «Barking and Dagenham Post, Jul 15»
3
Scintilla approves food, furniture vendors
VALDOSTA — The Scintilla Charter Academy voted to approve contract drafts with a furniture vendor and food vendor at its Board of Education meeting last ... «Valdosta Daily Times, Jul 15»
4
Scintilla take the bragging rights after Syed's century
Scintilla pacemen Rifat Mahmud did most of the damage with 3-26 from his seven overs and captain Riadh expressed his delight with beating their rivals. «Barking and Dagenham Post, Jul 15»
5
Scintilla Charter Academy flag raising ceremony
VALDOSTA — Scintilla Charter Academy held a ceremony to celebrate its first flag raising at the school's campus Wednesday. Music Funeral Services is ... «Valdosta Daily Times, Jun 15»
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Scintilla Charter Academy construction's on schedule
Scintilla Charter Academy construction's on schedule. 0. Share. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn. Google+ Pinterest Email. Share this with your friends! From. To. «Valdosta Daily Times, May 15»
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Mulcair insists there's 'not a scintilla' of evidence of improper spending
The NDP leader insisted Wednesday there's “not a scintilla” of evidence that New Democrats did anything wrong when they used their taxpayer-funded House of ... «Toronto Star, May 15»
8
TALOA add TAUK, Desert Dwellers, Kalya Scintilla Sept 25-27 …
This week, TALOA added transformational favorites Desert Dwellers and Kalya Scintilla & Eve Olution, who join Random Rab as representatives of that evolved ... «The Untz, May 15»
9
Not even a scintilla of remorse as Judge sums up 'evil' that is Dwyer
GRAHAM Dwyer arched in his seat like a cat and compressed his lips in clear displeasure as Judge Tony Hunt said everything to the murderer that had been on ... «Herald, Apr 15»
10
Buhari: The scintilla of hope
Posted on my e-mail by a Ghanaian friend sometime ago was this damning statement: “Nigerians, a people who are so forward in looking backward (e.g. they ... «Daily Sun, Mar 15»

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