- scintillator
- noun see scintillate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
scintillator
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scintillator — scintiliatorius statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. scintillator vok. Szintillator, m rus. сцинтиллятор, m pranc. scintillateur, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
scintillator — /sin tl ay teuhr/, n. Physics. a phosphor capable of producing scintillations. [1870 75; SCINTILLATE + OR2] * * * … Universalium
scintillator — noun Any substance that glows under the action of photons or other high energy particles See Also: scintillate, scintillation … Wiktionary
scintillator — n. thing that sparkles, thing that gleams; thing that gives off sparks … English contemporary dictionary
