scintillation
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Noun
- (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
- A rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
- A brilliant display of wit
- The quality of shining with a bright reflected light
- The twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight
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| 2 | stimulation | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | installation | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | initiation | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | ventilation | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | fascination | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | citation | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | oscillation | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | distillation | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | titillating | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | stipulation | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | oscillating | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | intimations | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | instigation | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | titillation | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | scintilla | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | oscillations | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | intimation | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | constellation | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | stillion | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | vacillation | 4 | 0 |
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On the Moments of Probability Distribution Function of Amplitude Scintillation in the Polar Region
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