- scintillant
- adjective Date: 1610 that scintillates ; sparkling • scintillantly adverb
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scintillant — scintillant, ante [ sɛ̃tijɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. et n. m. • 1560; de scintiller 1 ♦ Qui scintille, jette des éclats intermittents. ⇒ 1. brillant, étincelant. Étoiles scintillantes. ⇒ clignotant. 2 ♦ N. m. (1949) Ornement de clinquant pour arbre, crèche… … Encyclopédie Universelle
scintillant — scintillant, ante (sin til lan, lan t ; plusieurs mouillent les ll) adj. 1° Qui scintille. • À mes vitres scintillantes Il [l hiver] trace des fleurs brillantes, BÉRANG. Hiver.. Fig. • Je voudrais finir par quelque chose de beau, de… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Scintillant — Scin til*lant, a. [L. scintillans, p. pr. of scintillare to sparkle. See {Scintillate}.] Emitting sparks, or fine igneous particles; sparkling. M. Green. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scintillant — фр. [сэнтийа/н] scintillante ит. [шинтилла/нтэ] сверкая, мерцая, искристо … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
scintillant — scintillantly, adv. /sin tl euhnt/, adj. scintillating; sparkling. [1600 10; < L scintillant (s. of scintillans, prp. of scintillare to send out sparks; flash). See SCINTILLA, ANT] * * * … Universalium
scintillant — scintillate ► VERB ▪ emit flashes of light; sparkle. DERIVATIVES scintillant adjective & noun scintillation noun. ORIGIN Latin scintillare to sparkle … English terms dictionary
scintillant — adjective having brief brilliant points or flashes of light bugle beads all aglitter glinting eyes glinting water his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent shop window full of glittering Christmas trees glittery costume jewelry scintillant… … Useful english dictionary
Scintillant Hummingbird — Taxobox name = Scintillant Hummingbird status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Trochiliformes familia = Trochilidae genus = Selasphorus species = S. scintilla binomial =… … Wikipedia
scintillant hummingbird — žvilgusis selasforas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Selasphorus scintilla angl. scintillant hummingbird vok. Orangekehlelfe, f rus. искристый селасфорус, m pranc. colibri scintillant, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
SCINTILLANT — ANTE. adj. (On prononce les deux L, sans les mouiller.) Qui scintille … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
