scintillator

[ sin-tl-ey-ter ]
/ ˈsɪn tlˌeɪ tər /

noun Physics.

a phosphor capable of producing scintillations.

Origin of scintillator

First recorded in 1870–75; scintillate + -or2

Words nearby scintillator

scintillating, scintillating scotoma, scintillation, scintillation counter, scintillation spectrometer, scintillator, scintillometer, scintillon, scintiphotography, scintiscan, scintiscanner

Example sentences from the Web for scintillator

  • Over three hundred scintillator effects were worked out and this feature of fireless fireworks was widely varied.

    Artificial Light |M. Luckiesh

British Dictionary definitions for scintillator

scintillator
/ (ˈsɪntɪˌleɪtə) /

noun

physics a phosphor that produces scintillations

Medical definitions for scintillator

scintillator
[ sĭn′tl-ā′tər ]

n.

A substance that glows when hit by high-energy particles or photons.