What does scintilla mean?
Scintilla means A small spark or flash..
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/sɪnˈtɪlə/ · noun
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.
a scintilla of hope
And, if I except the sagacious remark of General Duane which has been so curtly brushed aside, not a scintilla of light has been cast upon these causes by any researches ever published by the Lighthouse Board of Washington.
Now, it may be we have no scintilla of proof to the contrary, but reason is unnecessary in reference to that belief which is of all the most settled, which nobody doubts or can doubt, and which he who should deny would stultify himself in so doing.
Current medical practice recommends use of heroic measures if there is a scintilla of a chance that the patient will recover, on the assumption that the measures will be discontinued should the patient improve.
It’s 3pm at Rizes, a farm in the heart of Mykonos, and there is not a champagne bottle in sight, a sunbed to lounge on, or a scintilla of music that might drown the sound of the winds breezing through the nearby bamboo.
[JD] Vance has only a scintilla of the experience that many previous vice presidents had. But he can best them in contemptuousness.
Use scintilla when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scintilla means A small spark or flash..
Common synonyms include ace, atom, atomy, aught.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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