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Definitions for scintilla
sɪnˈtɪl əscin·til·la
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Princeton's WordNet
shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidgenoun
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
scintillanoun
a sparkling glittering particle
Wiktionary
scintillanoun
A small spark or flash.
scintillanoun
A small or trace amount.
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scintilla
A scintilla is a tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling. It is usually used to indicate a very small amount of something. The term is derived from Latin origins, meaning 'spark'.
Webster Dictionary
Scintillanoun
a spark; the least particle; an iota; a tittle
Etymology: [L.]
Wikidata
Scintilla
Scintilla is a free library that provides text-editing functions, with an emphasis on advanced features for source code editing. SciTE, Geany, Notepad++, and Notepad2 are examples of standalone editors based on Scintilla.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Scintilla
sin-til′a, n. a spark: a glimmer: the least particle: a trace: a genus of bivalve molluscs: a genus of lepidopterous insects.—adjs. Scin′tillant; Scin′tillante (mus.), brilliant.—v.i. Scin′tillate, to throw out sparks: to sparkle.—n. Scintillā′tion, act of throwing out sparks: shining with a twinkling light.—adj. Scintilles′cent, scintillating feebly.—n. Scintillom′eter, an instrument for measuring the intensity of scintillation of the stars. [L., a spark.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scintilla in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scintilla in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of scintilla in a Sentence
In my 50 years, almost, of practicing law, I have never seen a case like this one because there is not a scintilla of criminal culpability that can be attributed to Cuba Gooding Jr. after I have extensively, with my staff, reviewed the video of almost two hours which reflects the entire event for which we are here today, mr. Gooding has not acted inappropriately in any shape or form. Nothing in the video could even be considered ambiguous and I, frankly, am shocked and horrified that this case is being prosecuted.
One of the accusations has been that I am somehow opposed to full and equal opportunities for women in America, i regret even having to address this issue for fear that discussing it might lend even a scintilla of credence to such a charge.
I don’t think you heard … any scintilla, not one tiny piece, of an indication of this downward spiral, i think what you saw was ascending relationship with great clarity about the things on which we’re going to cooperate. Even as there is some disagreement about how to approach one, or two, or three issues ….
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