scintillations
Tiny light bursts
Scintillations are sparkles, flashes, or quick bursts of light—the glittering effect of sunlight on water, stars twinkling, or gems catching light.
The word extends to brilliant flashes of wit or intellect: The conversation was full of scintillations.
In physics, scintillations are the tiny flashes produced when radiation strikes certain materials.
Emit flashing light
- glitterDecorative metallic flecks
- flashBrief burst of light
- glintBrief bright reflection
- gleamFaint reflected light
shimmer · twinkle · flicker · coruscation · dazzle · glisten · spangle · brilliance
Luminous celestial bodies
- constellationsRecognized celestial groupings
- cosmosOrderly totality of existence
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
- starlightLuminance from distant suns
stargazing · nightsky · astronomy · celestial · telescope · observatory · planetarium · fireflies
sparkle
Emit flashing light
gleam · shimmer · twinkle · flicker · coruscation · dazzle · glisten · spangle · brilliance · luminosity
stars
Luminous celestial bodies
- constellationsRecognized celestial groupings
- cosmosOrderly totality of existence
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
starlight · stargazing · nightsky · astronomy · celestial · telescope · observatory · planetarium · fireflies
brilliance
Exceptional intelligence or luster
- clevernessMental quickness and skill
- reparteeQuick, clever conversation
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
quips · wordplay · esprit · vivacity · sparkle · dazzle · flash · ingenuity · sharpness · bon mot
- visual phenomenaoptical illusion, phosphenes, mirage, afterimage, afterimages
scintillationssteady glow
Constant, unwavering light
dimness · darkness · dullness · opacity · steadiness