glint

1 a momentary flash of light [syn: flicker, spark]

2 a spatially localized brightness

1 be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: glitter, glisten, gleam, shine]

2 throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting" [syn: glance, peek]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪnt

Noun

1. short flash of light

Translations

Verb

1. to flash briefly

Translations

Scintillation is a fluctuation in the amplitude of a target on a radar display. It is closely related to target glint, or wander, an apparent displacement of the target from its mean position. This effect can be caused by a shift of the effective reflection point on the target, but has other causes as well. The fluctuations can be slow (scan-to-scan) or rapid (pulse-to-pulse).

It appears especially at seaside level.

Scintillation and glint are actually two manifestations of the same phenomenon and are most properly linked to one another in target modeling.

References

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