how to pronounce scintillation

/ˌsɪntɪˈlɛɪʃən/

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scintillation is pronounced in four syllables

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meanings of scintillation

noun:

  1. The flash of light produced by something (especially a phosphor) when it absorbs ionizing radiation.
  2. The twinkling of a star or other celestial body caused by turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere.
  3. A flash of light; a spark.

scintillation frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word scintillation occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics scintillation can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that scintillation can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;

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