Twinkle

Twinkling

Twinkling, also called scintillation, is a generic term for variations in apparent brightness, colour, or position of a distant luminous object viewed through a medium. If the object lies outside the Earth's atmosphere, as in the case of stars and planets, the phenomenon is termed astronomical scintillation; for objects within the atmosphere, the phenomenon is termed terrestrial scintillation. As one of the three principal factors governing astronomical seeing, atmospheric scintillation is defined as variations in illuminance only.

Twinkle (singer)

Lynn Annette Ripley, known professionally as Twinkle, was an English singer-songwriter. She had chart success in the 1960s with her songs "Terry" and "Golden Lights".

twinkle

Verb

1. To shine with a flickering light; to glimmer.
2. To be bright with delight.

Noun

1. A sparkle or glimmer of light.
2. A sparkle of delight in the eyes.