glint (redirected from Scintillation (radar))

glint  (glnt)

n.

1. A momentary flash of light; a sparkle: a glint of sunlight through the clouds.

2. A faint or fleeting indication; a trace: a glint of suspicion on his face.

intr.v. glint·ed, glint·ing, glints

1. To gleam or give out small flashes of light, usually by reflection: Her glasses glinted in the sunlight. See Synonyms at flash.

2. To be reflected in small flashes: The moon glinted on the lake.

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[Middle English glent, of Scandinavian origin; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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glint [glɪnt]

vb

to gleam or cause to gleam brightly

n

1. a bright gleam or flash

2. brightness or gloss

3. a brief indication

[probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect glänta, glinta to gleam]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	glint - a momentary flash of light           flicker, spark flash - a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
	2.	glint - a spatially localized brightness brightness - the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
Verb	1.	glint - be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" gleam, glisten, glitter, shine appear, seem, look - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" spangle - glitter as if covered with spangles shimmer - give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
	2.	glint - throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting" glance, peek look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"

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glint

verb

gleam, flash, shine, sparkle, glitter, twinkle, glimmer The sea glinted in the sun.

noun

gleam, flash, shine, sparkle, glitter, twinkle, twinkling, glimmer glints of sunlight

Translations

glint [glɪnt]

A. N [of metal etc] → destello m, centelleo m
he had a glint in his eye → le chispeaban los ojos

B. VI → lanzar destellos, centellear

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glint [ˈglɪnt]

n

[light] → éclair m

[humour] → étincelle f

vi

[glass, water, metal] → étinceler

[eyes] → briller

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glint

n (of light, metal) → Glitzern nt no pl, → Blinken nt no pl; (of eyes) → Funkeln nt no pl; a glint of light → ein glitzernder Lichtstrahl; brown hair with golden glints in it → braunes Haar mit einem goldenen Schimmer; he has a wicked/merry glint in his eyes → seine Augen funkeln böse/lustig; a glint of triumph/amusement → ein triumphierendes/amüsiertes Augenfunkeln

vi → glitzern, blinken; (eyes) → funkeln

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glint [glɪnt]

1. n (of metal) → scintillio, luccichio
he had a glint in his eye → nei suoi occhi brillava una luce strana
he had an angry glint in his eye → aveva uno sguardo arrabbiato

2. vi → brillare, luccicare

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glint

v glint [glint]

to gleam or sparkle The windows glinted in the sunlight. blink, glinster يَتَلألأ проблясвам lesknout se funkle glänzen αστράφτω destellar, centellear helkima تلا لو داشتن؛ برق زدن välkähtää luire לְנַצנֵץ चमकना svjetlucati csillog berkilat glampa, leiftra luccicare きらめく 반짝반짝 빛나다 žėruoti mirgot; zaigot berkilauan schitteren glimte, blinke, glitre lśnić brilhar a străluci блестеть lesknúť sa sijati svetlucati glittra, blänka, skimra แสงวาบ parlamak, parıldamak 閃耀 спалахувати چمکنا یا چمکانا lấp lánh 闪耀

n

a gleam or sparkle the glint of steel; a glint of anger in her eyes. glinstering, skynsel لألأه، لَمَعان отблясък lesk, záblesk glimt das Glitzern λάμψη destello, centelleo helk درخشش välähdys éclat נִצנוּץ चमक cakljenje, trag csillogás kilatan glampi, neisti bagliore きらめき 반짝반짝하는 빛 žėravimas spīdums; mirgojums sinar schittering blink, glimt błysk brilho strălucire блеск lesk; záblesk lesket odblesak glimt, glitter, blänk การปรากฏขึ้นแวบหนึ่ง pırıltı, ışıltı 閃光 спалах روشنی کی ہلکی سی جھلک tia sáng loé 闪光