scintillation

• Sometimes, indeed, a few embers of intellect were seen among the clergy; but the brightness of their scintillation was owing to the blackness of death with which they were contrasted. —  The Life, Studies, And Works Of Benjamin West, Esq.
• A room with you in it vibrates with something No; the subliminal scintillation is caused by you. —  A Presumption of Death - Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L Sayers, - [Wimsey-Vane]
• There was such a gasp as changed the scintillation, the goings and comings of light in the prisms of the little chandeliers over the bar. —  I SING THE BODY ELECTRIC! - Ray Bradbury
• Willard Libby's original scintillation-counting method demanded large sample sizes and a lot of time per sample. —  ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
• The gamma camera has a large crystal detector (called a scintillation crystal). —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows

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