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Scintilla

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small spark or flash.

    "If the action of the electrodynamic waves is so violent that, even without artificial electrification of the secondary conductor, scintillæ occur in its spark-gap, the aluminium leaves remain almost without change."

  2. 2
    a sparkling glittering particle wordnet
  3. 3
    A small or trace amount. figuratively

    "a scintilla of hope"

  4. 4
    a tiny or scarcely detectable amount wordnet

Etymology

Existing in English since the 17th century; borrowed from Latin scintilla (“spark”).

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