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scintillation collapse: the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight; a brilliant display of wit; (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle

details collapse: true confidential information; "after the trial he gave us the real details"

idol collapse: a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god"; someone who is adored blindly and excessively

flicker collapse: North American woodpecker; a momentary flash of light; move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"; flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off"; shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered"

definition collapse: clarity of outline; "exercise had give his muscles superior definition"; a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol

portray collapse: portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"; make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"; represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"

portrait collapse: any likeness of a person; "the photographer made excellent portraits"; a painting of a person's face

miniature collapse: copy that reproduces something in greatly reduced size; painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts); being on a very small scale; "a miniature camera"

grid collapse: a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat; an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube; a network of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image

concept collapse: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

eyeful collapse: a full view; a good look; "they wanted to see violence and they got an eyeful"; a strikingly beautiful woman; "she was a statuesque redheaded eyeful"

flick collapse: a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip"; remove with a flick (of the hand); touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his hand"; twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked"; look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"

notate collapse: put into notation, as of music or choreography; "Nowadays, you can notate an entire ballet; in the old days, the steps had to be memorized"

visualize collapse: make visible; "With this machine, ultrasound can be visualized"; imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"; form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize"; view the outline of by means of an X-ray; "The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver"

sash collapse: a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame

rolling collapse: the act of robbing a helpless person; "he was charged with rolling drunks in the park"

bigamy collapse: the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred; having two spouses at the same time

icon collapse: a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church; (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface

guideline collapse: a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters

photograph collapse: a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material; record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"; undergo being photographed in a certain way; "Children photograph well"

schema collapse: an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world

card collapse: one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys"; a card certifying the identity of the bearer; "he had to show his card to get in"; (golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap"; a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures); "they sent us a card from Miami"; thin cardboard, usually rectangular; ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor; "I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!"

collage collapse: a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image; "he used his computer to make a collage of pictures superimposed on a map"; any collection of diverse things; "a collage of memories"

tapestry collapse: a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs; a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery; something that resembles a tapestry in its complex pictorial designs; "the tapestry of European history"

envision collapse: picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"

duplicate collapse: a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files"; being two identical; identically copied from an original; "a duplicate key"; make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"; make a duplicate or duplicates of; "Could you please duplicate this letter for me?"

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