See Also: terne(dictionary)

scintillating (iou) and terne (iou)


scintillating (iou)



scintillating ppl adjective. L18.
[from SCINTILLATE: see -ING2.]
That scintillates; brilliant, sparkling (lit. & fig.).
scintillating scotoma Medicine hallucinatory flickering patterns and gaps in the visual field as seen in migraine.
scintillatingly adverb E20.

terne (iou)



terne noun. M19.
[Prob. from French terne dull, tarnished.]
Metallurgy.
In full terne plate. Thin sheet iron coated with an alloy of lead and tin; a sheet or plate of this. M19.
A lead-based alloy containing about 20 per cent tin and (often) some antimony. Also terne metal. L19.