scintillation
suomi-englanti sanakirjascintillation englannista suomeksi
välkkyminen, välke
säkenöinti
häikäisevyys
välkehdintä
tuike
Substantiivi
scintillation englanniksi
The twinkling of a star or other body caused by turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere.
(quote-journal) and published at the apartments of the Astronomical Society|Royal Astronomical Society|date=11 December 1857|year_published=1858|volume=XVIII|issue=2|page=53|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=W1BTAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA53|oclc=472539708|passage=Do the stars scintillate at all altitudes? Is there any altitude at which it ceases to manifest itself? At (w) 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°.
(quote-journal), Professor of Mathematics at Morges.|magazine=The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science|location=London|publisher=& Francis|Taylor and Francis, Red Lion Court, (w), printers and publishers to the (w) ...|month=March|year=1860|volume=XIX (4th Ser.)|issue=CXXVI|page=223|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=pRJDAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA223|oclc=|passage=It is generally believed that the planets do not scintillate at all, or scarcely at all. Nevertheless I have often observed a sensible scintillation of Venus and Mars, and in a few rare cases I have also observed a slight scintillation of Jupiter and Saturn. (..) I would therefore call the attention of observers who may find themselves under atmospherical conditions of a nature to render the general scintillation very strong, to this point, as they might perhaps be able to ascertain whether Jupiter and Saturn ever sensibly scintillate.
The flash of light produced by something (especially a phosphor) when it absorbs radiation.
A brief expression that is amusing or clever; witticism.
{{quote-book|en|year=1869|author=Mark Twain|title=The Innocents Abroad|chapter=XXXI|page=333
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