Scincus (singkus)

[NL. (Laurenti), Skink (Scincus officinal is). Scincidæ: formerly used with great latitude, now restricted to a few species of northern Africa and Syria, as S. officinal is, the officinal skink, or add a, once in high medical repute. T. B. Aldrich , Pythagoras. 2. In her., sparkling; having sparks as if of resented. scintillante (shēn-til-lån'te), a. [It.: see scin tillant.] In music, brilliant; sparkling. scintillate (sin'ti-lāt), v. i.; pret. and pp. scin tillated, ppr. scintillating. [L. scintillatus, pp. of scintillare (> It. scintillare = Pg. scintillar = Sp. centellar, centellear = Pr. scintillar = F. scin tiller ), sparkle, glitter, gleam, flash, scintilla, a spark: see scintilla.] To emit sparks; hence, to sparkle or twinkle, as the fixed stars. A very long silence succeeded. What struggle there was in him between Nature and Grace in this interval, I can not tell; only singular gleams scintillated in his eyes, and strange shadows pa ed over his face. Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, xxxv. While Holmes's rockets curve their long ellipse, And burst in seeds of fire that burst again To drop in scintillating rain. Lowell , Aga iz, iii. 3. Syn. Sparkle , Glister , etc. (see glarel , v. i.), coruscate. scintillation (sin-ti-la's hon), n. [ F.scintilla tion = Pr. scintilacio = Sp. cent i lac i on = Pg. scintillação = It. scintillazione , scintilla tio (n-), scintillare , pp. scintillatus , sparkle: see scintillate.] 1. The act of scintillating, or emitting sparks or spark-like flashes of light; the act of sparkling.-2. A flash; a spark. Some scintillations of Pro me the an fire. Couper, tr. of Milton's Ode to his Father. 3. Specifically, the twinkling or tremulous motion of the light of the larger fixed stars. By shaking the head, so as to elongate the image, it is seen that not merely the intensity, but also the color of the light varies. See scintillometer .