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scintillation vs modification

modification vs scintillation

scintillation and modification both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scintillation Yes No No No
modification Yes No No No
As nouns, modification is a hypernym of scintillation; that is, modification is a word with a broader meaning than scintillation:
  • scintillation: a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
  • modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
Other hypernyms of scintillation include alteration, change.
scintillation (noun) modification (noun)
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
a brilliant display of wit an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
(physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
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