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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCINTILLATE

From Latin scintillāre, from scintilla 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 SCINTILLATE

scintillate  [ˈsɪntɪˌleɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCINTILLATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scintillate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb scintillate in English.

WHAT DOES SCINTILLATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Scintillation

Scintillation can refer to: ▪ Scintillation, atmospheric effects which influence astronomical observations ▪ Interplanetary scintillation, fluctuations of radio waves caused by the solar wind ▪ Scintillation, a flash of light produced in certain materials when they absorb ionizing radiation ▪ Scintillation, an apparent rapid target displacement occurring on radar displays ▪ Scintillation, a rapidly oscillating pattern of visual distortions, often associated with migraine aura ▪ Scintillation counter, a device that measures ionizing radiation ▪ Scintillating grid illusion, an image in which compounded color contrasts cause an optical illusion of visual artifacts...

Definition of scintillate in the English dictionary

The first definition of scintillate in the dictionary is to give off ; sparkle; twinkle. Other definition of scintillate is to be animated or brilliant. Scintillate is also to give off flashes of light as a result of the impact of particles or photons.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCINTILLATE

PRESENT

Present
I scintillate
you scintillate
he/she/it scintillates
we scintillate
you scintillate
they scintillate
Present continuous
I am scintillating
you are scintillating
he/she/it is scintillating
we are scintillating
you are scintillating
they are scintillating
Present perfect
I have scintillated
you have scintillated
he/she/it has scintillated
we have scintillated
you have scintillated
they have scintillated
Present perfect continuous
I have been scintillating
you have been scintillating
he/she/it has been scintillating
we have been scintillating
you have been scintillating
they have been scintillating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I scintillated
you scintillated
he/she/it scintillated
we scintillated
you scintillated
they scintillated
Past continuous
I was scintillating
you were scintillating
he/she/it was scintillating
we were scintillating
you were scintillating
they were scintillating
Past perfect
I had scintillated
you had scintillated
he/she/it had scintillated
we had scintillated
you had scintillated
they had scintillated
Past perfect continuous
I had been scintillating
you had been scintillating
he/she/it had been scintillating
we had been scintillating
you had been scintillating
they had been scintillating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will scintillate
you will scintillate
he/she/it will scintillate
we will scintillate
you will scintillate
they will scintillate
Future continuous
I will be scintillating
you will be scintillating
he/she/it will be scintillating
we will be scintillating
you will be scintillating
they will be scintillating
Future perfect
I will have scintillated
you will have scintillated
he/she/it will have scintillated
we will have scintillated
you will have scintillated
they will have scintillated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been scintillating
you will have been scintillating
he/she/it will have been scintillating
we will have been scintillating
you will have been scintillating
they will have been scintillating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would scintillate
you would scintillate
he/she/it would scintillate
we would scintillate
you would scintillate
they would scintillate
Conditional continuous
I would be scintillating
you would be scintillating
he/she/it would be scintillating
we would be scintillating
you would be scintillating
they would be scintillating
Conditional perfect
I would have scintillate
you would have scintillate
he/she/it would have scintillate
we would have scintillate
you would have scintillate
they would have scintillate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been scintillating
you would have been scintillating
he/she/it would have been scintillating
we would have been scintillating
you would have been scintillating
they would have been scintillating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you scintillate
we let´s scintillate
you scintillate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to scintillate
Past participle
scintillated
Present Participle
scintillating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCINTILLATE


acetylate
əˈsɛtɪˌleɪt
acrylate
ˈækrɪˌleɪt
assimilate
əˈsɪmɪˌleɪt
butylate
ˈbjʊtɪˌleɪt
cantillate
ˈkæntɪˌleɪt
carboxylate
kɑːˈbɒksɪˌleɪt
constellate
ˈkɒnstɪˌleɪt
correlate
ˈkɒrɪˌleɪt
methacrylate
mɛθˈækrɪˌleɪt
methylate
ˈmɛθɪˌleɪt
mutilate
ˈmjuːtɪˌleɪt
oscillate
ˈɒsɪˌleɪt
phosphorylate
fɒsˈfɒrɪˌleɪt
postillate
ˈpɒstɪˌleɪt
salicylate
səˈlɪsɪˌleɪt
scutellate
ˈskjuːtɪˌleɪt
tessellate
ˈtɛsɪˌleɪt
titillate
ˈtɪtɪˌleɪt
vacillate
ˈvæsɪˌleɪt
ventilate
ˈvɛntɪˌleɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCINTILLATE

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCINTILLATE

appellate
barbellate
cancellate
chocolate
circumvallate
collate
cucullate
defibrillate
dinoflagellate
distillate
fellate
flagellate
gallate
interpellate
lenticellate
mammillate
patellate
pistillate
sigillate
stellate
vallate

Synonyms and antonyms of scintillate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SCINTILLATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «scintillate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of scintillate

Translation of «scintillate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCINTILLATE

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

Translator English - Chinese

发出火花
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

scintillate
570 millions of speakers

English

scintillate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चमकना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تلألؤ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сверкать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cintilar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঝিক্মিক্ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scintiller
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scintillate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

funkeln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

放つ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

번뜩
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scintillate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

long lanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒளி வீசு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चमकदार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kıvılcım saçmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scintillare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

iskrzyć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виблискувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

străluci
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπινθηρισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tintelen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scintillate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scintillate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scintillate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCINTILLATE»

The term «scintillate» is regularly used and occupies the 101.676 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCINTILLATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scintillate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scintillate» 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 scintillate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCINTILLATE»

Discover the use of scintillate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scintillate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Scintillate
A mighty flame follows a tiny spark Cora Sandoval’s mother disappeared when she was five and they were living in Ireland.
Tracy Clark, 2014
2
The Vela Kurv Legacy Part 1: The Scintillate Seed to Vela Kurv
The Scintillate Seed to Vela Kurv Riley Rose. Vela Kurv Legacy Books working with the current CVC community schools: Inner City Education Foundation Charter (ICEF), Partnerships to Uplift Communities (PUC), New Design Charter, Watts ...
Riley Rose, 2010
3
Scintillate
Kate Archer is instantly drawn to Nick, the new boy at school.
Karen Joy Tjebben, 2013
4
Vela Kurv Legacy Series Part I BYCAB Edition the Scintillate ...
ABOUT: The Scintillate Seed to Vela Kurv One rocket scientist aides Earth in colonization to preserve life while he is surrendered by his confident and set-up to be tortured and killed.
Riley Rose, 2011
5
Monthly Notices of the Astronomical Society of London, ...
tion, according as the stars are ascending or descending with respect to the horizon. Do the stars scintillate at all altitudes? Is there any altitude at which it ceases to manifest itself ? At Morges the stars in general scintillate at all altitudes,  ...
‎1858
6
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
tion, according as the stars are ascending or descending with respect to the horizon. Do the stars scintillate at all altitudes ? Is there any altitude at which it ceases to manifest itself ? At Morges the stars in general scintillate at all altitudes,  ...
‎1857
7
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Do the stars scintillate at all altitudes ? Is there any altitude at which it ceases to manifest itself ? At Morges the stars in general scintillate at all altitudes, although feebly near the zenith ; but on the nights when the scintillation is very faint, ...
Royal Astronomical Society, 1858
8
The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing
... often portrayed as difficult to read, complicated, or pompous, as in this example : Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Academic Version Twinkle, twinkle, little star Scintillate, scintillate globule aurific How I wonder what you are Fair would I fathom thy ...
Tonette S. Rocco, Tim Hatcher, 2011
9
Nucleonics
1 0.60 Benzil Pale yellow Unknown Does not scintillate > 0.1 0.51 Catechol Unknown Does not scintillate > 0.1 0.50 Durenett Violet and U. V. 0.05 0.46 Hexamethyl benzene Unknown Does not scintillate > 0.1 0.38 p-Benzoquinone Unknown ...
‎1950
10
Nucleonics; an international journal for techniques and ...
1 0 60 Benzil Pale yellow Unknown Does not scintillate > 0.1 0 51 Catechol Unknown Does not scintillate > 0.1 0 60 Dureneft Violet and U. V. 0.05 0 46 Hexamethyl benzene Unknown Does not scintillate > 0. 1 0 38 p-Benioquinone t Unknown ...
‎1950

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCINTILLATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scintillate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
La-Ti-Do's Scintillating Summer 2015
1483385_624828920887922_1344489864_n Let some of Washington, DC's best and brightest stars and members of partner organizations scintillate you this ... «DC Metro Theater Arts, May 15»
2
American minds are still without fear
Freedom of Speech fails to scintillate for a couple of reasons. The five big free speech themes Mr Shipler explores are more second cousins to one another than ... «Business Standard, May 15»
3
Problematics: How to spoil a good proverb
If you hear a child chant “Scintillate, scintillate, asteroid microscopic”, try not to start a discussion on rocket science. She is only reciting a nursery rhyme. «The Indian Express, May 15»
4
Everything you need to know about dark matter
Other experiments use liquid argon or liquid xenon detectors that give off pulses of light, or scintillate, in response to the nuclear recoil generated by a WIMP ... «The Week Magazine, May 15»
5
John Legend & Chrissy Teigen Scintillate With Lots Of Sexy Skin On …
John Legend & Chrissy Teigen Scintillate With Lots Of Sexy Skin On The Oscars Red Carpet! 2/22/2015 7:33 PM ET | Filed under: Fashion Smashion • Love ... «PerezHilton.com, Feb 15»
6
Emmy Rossum & Sophia Bush Scintillate In Classic Gowns On The …
Emmy Rossum & Sophia Bush Scintillate In Classic Gowns On The SAG Awards Red Carpet. 1/25/2015 8:40 PM ET | Filed under: Fashion Smashion • Emmy ... «PerezHilton.com, Jan 15»
7
Doing the dishes after a dinner isn't always bad, but it's oh, so much …
When I'm a guest (sometimes even when I'm the host), it gives me an out on conversation that may not scintillate. It's an excuse to stand up and do something ... «MassLive.com, Nov 14»
8
Five Poems With Fantastic Wordplay
Scintillate, scintillate, globule lucific. Fain would I fathom thy nature specific. Loftily perched in the ether capacious. Strongly resembling a gem carbonaceous. 4. «Slate Magazine, Nov 14»
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Southwestern flavors scintillate at West of Pecos
ERICA MARQUEZ / SPECIAL TO THE S.F. EXAMINER; The slow-roasted pork flautas are a menu highlight at West of Pecos, serving bright and bold dishes and ... «San Francisco Examiner, Sep 14»
10
My Night With Reg review – never ceases to scintillate
In Robert Hastie's first-rate production, Elyot's portrait of five friends, all men, all gay, never ceases to scintillate. It begins with a housewarming in the 1980s; the ... «The Guardian, Aug 14»

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