Word: scintillates
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: scin
ti
llates
Definition: Third-person singular of scintillate; physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
Morphemes:
Affix: scintillate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: Especially of a phosphor: to emit a flash of light upon absorbing ionizing radiation.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: scintillatus
Language: la
Decoded: scintillatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: sparkled
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs