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fluoresce vs scintillate

scintillate vs fluoresce

fluoresce and scintillate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fluoresce No No Yes No
scintillate No No Yes No
As verbs, scintillate is a hyponym of fluoresce; that is, scintillate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fluoresce:
  • fluoresce: exhibit or undergo fluorescence
  • scintillate: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
fluoresce (verb) scintillate (verb)
exhibit or undergo fluorescence be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
give off
reflect brightly
Difference between fluoresce and scintillate

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