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81glance — glance1 /glans, glahns/, v., glanced, glancing, n. v.i. 1. to look quickly or briefly. 2. to gleam or flash: a silver brooch glancing in the sunlight. 3. to strike a surface or object obliquely, esp. so as to bounce off at an angle (often fol. by …
82scintillating — scintillatingly, adv. /sin tl ay ting/, adj. 1. animated; vivacious; effervescent: a scintillating personality. 2. witty; brilliantly clever: a scintillating conversationalist; a play full of scintillating dialogue. [1880 85; SCINTILLATE + ING1]… …
83scintillation — /sin tl ay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of scintillating; sparkling. 2. a spark or flash. 3. Astron. the twinkling or tremulous effect of the light of the stars. 4. Meteorol. any small scale twinkling or shimmering of objects that are viewed through… …
84scintillator — /sin tl ay teuhr/, n. Physics. a phosphor capable of producing scintillations. [1870 75; SCINTILLATE + OR2] * * * …
85Latin American art — Introduction artistic traditions that developed in Mesoamerica, Central America, and South America after contact with the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in 1492 and 1500, respectively, and continuing to the present. This article… …
86twinkle — 1. verb a) to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer The stars were twinkling in the dark sky. b) to be bright with delight We could see the lights of the …
87scintilla — noun a) A small spark or flash. b) A small or trace amount. See Also: scintillate, scintillation, scintillator, stencil, tinsel …
88scintillator — noun Any substance that glows under the action of photons or other high energy particles See Also: scintillate, scintillation …
89coruscate — verb a) To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle. b) To exhibit brilliant technique or style. Syn: gleam, glimmer, glisten …
90blaze — Synonyms and related words: Vandyke, arrow, backfire, bake, balefire, be bright, be in heat, beacon, beacon fire, beam, bedazzle, birthmark, blare, blare forth, blast, blaze a trail, blaze abroad, blaze of light, blaze up, blazing light, blazon,… …
