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)

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

Related terms

Translations

substance which glows under the action of high-energy particles

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

Latin

Verb

scintillātor

second/third-person singular future passive imperative of scintillō