scintillator

English

Etymology

From scintillate + -or.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪntɪˈleɪtə(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪntəˈleɪtəɹ/
• Hyphenation: scin‧til‧lat‧or

Noun

scintillator (plural scintillators)

1. (physics) Any substance that glows under the action of photons or other high-energy particles

Related terms

• scintillate
• scintillating (adjective)
• scintillation

Translations

substance which glows under the action of high-energy particles

• Finnish: tuikeaine
• Italian: scintillatore (it) m
• Portuguese: cintilador m

Latin

Verb

scintillātor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of scintillō