Scintillation
Pronunciation : Scin`til*la"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. scintillatio: cf. F. scintillation.]
Definition : 1. The act of scintillating.
2. A spark of flash emitted in scintillating. These scintillations are . . . the inflammable effluences discharged from the bodies collided. Sir T. Browne.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913