English Dictionary

scintillation

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌsɪn.tɪˈleɪ.ʃən/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

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

日本語の意味

閃光、火花 / 大気の乱れにより星などが瞬く現象

The scintillation from the lighthouse caught our attention across the harbor.

灯台からの閃光が港の向こうから私たちの注意を引いた。

意味（1）

A flash of light; a spark.

意味（2）

(astronomy) The twinkling of a star or other celestial body caused by turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere.

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, it ceases completely at a zenith distance of 45°.

意味（3）

(nuclear physics) The flash of light produced by something (especially a phosphor) when it absorbs ionizing radiation.

scintillations （ plural ）