scintillation vs brilliance
brilliance vs scintillationscintillation and brilliance both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scintillation | Yes | No | No | No |
| brilliance | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
brilliance is a hypernym of
scintillation; that is, brilliance is a
word with a broader meaning than scintillation:
- scintillation: a brilliant display of wit
- brilliance: unusual mental ability
Other hypernyms of scintillation include
genius.
| scintillation (noun) | brilliance (noun) |
|---|---|
| the quality of shining with a bright reflected light | a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted |
| the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight | the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand |
| a brilliant display of wit | unusual mental ability |
| a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash | |
| (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle |
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