Squib
Squib noun - Firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise.
Scintillation and squib are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scintillation" instead a noun "Squib".
Scintillation
Scintillation noun - (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle.
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Squib and scintillation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Squib" instead a noun "Scintillation".
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Scintillation and Squib. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/squib/scintillation
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