Scintilla

sin-til′a, n. a spark: a glimmer: the least particle: a trace: a genus of bivalve molluscs: a genus of lepidopterous insects.— adjs. Scin′tillant ; Scin′tillante ( mus. ), brilliant.— v.i. Scin′tillate , to throw out sparks: to sparkle.— n. Scintillā′tion , act of throwing out sparks: shining with a twinkling light.— adj. Scintilles′cent , scintillating feebly.— n. Scintillom′eter , an instrument for measuring the intensity of scintillation of the stars. [L., a spark.]