scintilla

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Existing in English since the seventeenth century[1]; from Latin scintilla, “sparkling speck, atom”.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Singular
scintilla

Plural
scintillae or scintillas

scintilla (plural scintillae or scintillas)

  1. A small spark or flash.
  2. A small or trace amount.

[edit] References

  • Notes:
  1. ^ The Concise Oxford English Dictionary [Eleventh Edition]

[edit] French

[edit] Verb

scintilla

  1. third-person singular past historic of scintiller.



[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

scintilla f. (plural scintille)

  1. spark

[edit] Verb

scintilla

  1. third person singular present tense of scintillare
  2. second person singular imperative of scintillare