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scintillas

scintillas is the plural of scintilla.

Meaning of scintilla

Noun

scintilla (plural scintillae or scintillas)

  1. A small spark or flash.
    • If the action of the electrodynamic waves is so violent that, even without artificial electrification of the secondary conductor, scintillæ occur in its spark-gap, the aluminium leaves remain almost without change.1890, Philosophical Magazine, page 364
  2. (figuratively) A small or trace amount.
    • a scintilla of hope

Questions about scintillas

What is scintillas the plural of?
Scintillas is the plural of scintilla.

Words near scintillas in the dictionary

  1. scintillae
  2. scintillance
  3. scintillances
  4. scintillant
  5. scintillantly
  6. scintillas
  7. scintillate
  8. scintillated
  9. scintillates
  10. scintillating
  11. scintillating scotoma

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