(v. i.) To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering sword.
(v. i.) To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive; as, the glittering scenes of a court.
(n.) A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal equipage.
Example Sentences:
(1) Her story is an incredible tale of triumph over tragedy: a tormented childhood during China's Cultural Revolution, detention and forced exile after exposing female infanticide – then glittering success as the head of a major US technology firm.
(2) In the course of a study on glioblastoma tissue and cultured cell lines, a glitter drop technique for random sampling was introduced (1).
(3) Browne had enjoyed a glittering career at BP, which he joined in 1966 and took over as chief executive in 1995.
(4) Thank God, then, for The Execution Of Gary Glitter (Mon, 9pm, Channel 4), which vividly envisions the trial and subsequent capital punishment of pop's most reviled sex offender so you don't have to.
(5) Last weekend, one of the most glittering alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Kharagpur did not show up to give a school prize as he had promised.
(6) Thirty years at the glittering coalface of alternative rock has finally provided security for Shields ("I've been OK for money since about 2008"), but has taken its toll spiritually and bodily.
(7) At least the joyous delirium gave Drogba and, most likely, Petr Cech fitting sendoffs after glittering careers in these parts.
(8) He’d been at the Baftas the previous evening, and still had his glitter on.
(9) The broadcaster, which has previously used the mockumentary genre to put Tony Blair on trial and execute Gary Glitter , will use actors alongside real-life footage for its fictional portrayal of the Ukip leader in Downing Street.
(10) Already known internationally for its food and its glittering annual film festival, the city will feature choral groups in the open air and an art project, Waves of Energy, bringing to life a surge of ideas suggested by the public, as well as performances and exhibitions inside sleek venues such as Basque music’s new home, Musikene, the San Telmo museum or the cube-shaped Kursaal on the edge of the sea.
(11) They lack the killer ambition, that willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice, and that’s the real reason so many glittering male careers so end in failure.
(12) This arena was the scene of Bayern nightmares last May, when Chelsea pipped them to Europe's most glittering crown and, suddenly, the demons of the past threatened to encircle them.
(13) It was launched on Wednesday with a party at the Mandarin Oriental hotel next door – an event so glittering that Formula One overlord Bernie Ecclestone was in attendance and überchef Heston Blumenthal did the catering.
(14) He loved the excitement and the glitter of his post, but could never really accept the hours of drudgery and tedium that the job of Liberal leader involved.
(15) Iran, which was a Zoroastrian country before Islam arrived, is home to some of the world’s most magnificent historical and archaeological sites with ancient ruins, glittering mosques and spectacular landscapes.
(16) No longer content to hide beneath the shadow of the Andes, it now has a number of vibrant cultural centres (such as the striking, copper-encased GAM , which specialises in promoting the performing arts and music), glittering skyscrapers, award-winning restaurants and fantastic bars.
(17) Yvonne Robertson, who had travelled from Glasgow with her district lodge, spoke of "an absolutely amazing day" as her red, white and blue glitter headband sparkled in the sunshine.
(18) And some of the more massive trends heading into the future – the inexorables of population growth and global warming, emergent economies and regions with their own claims to truth and justice – would seem largely resistant to the glittering technical fixes that future-types of the past have put their faith in.
(19) Mariah Carey – Glitter (2001) Mariah Carey Glitter is no turkey – it's sold somewhere north of 3m copies.
(20) If only the prize itself could get away from its asinine "glittering occasion" presentation, it might yet be taken as seriously as it deserves to be - at least when it is awarded to projects like Accordia, a scheme that promises to transcend fads and fashion.
Holographic
Definition:
(a.) Of the nature of a holograph; pertaining to holographs.
Example Sentences:
(1) Displacement of the surface of the cornea of bovine eyes after disruption of intact structures was investigated by means of holographic interferometry.
(2) The use of a new ultraviolet laser combined with a holographic grating spectrograph promises to increase the number of fluorescing species that can be detected simultaneously.
(3) The acoustic impedances of various kinds of urinary stones were measured by the original graphical method using holographic interferrometry.
(4) Although data interpretation is complex and holographic production is costly and time-consuming, the technique holds promise for biomechanical applications as well as other biomedical disciplines.
(5) From then on, different features were added over the years, including more use of colour, watermark portraits of the queen, highly detailed machine engravings, reflective foil patches and holographic strips.
(6) Sclerosis of auditory ossicle was experimentally induced by fixation of the stapes, and its effect on the tympanic membrane vibration was examined using fresh 10 canine temporal bones by means of holographic interferometry.
(7) The density range and number of gray-tone levels is found to be limited by random scattering in the holographic medium.
(8) The comparative analysis of different methods enabled the authors to recommened for practical use the method of obtaining holograms in three-dimensional media for documentation of anatomical investigation and storage of information, holographic method of obtaining contour maps of the surface for quantitative characteristics of individual properties of the object and the method of double exposure for studying static and dynamic deformities.
(9) The holographic wall will alternate between showing graphics including "Flo", the three-way swingometer, a 3D House of Commons, a battleground of key seats, and a special "hung parliament" graphic.
(10) Originally announced in May, but attracting surprisingly little attention at the time, one aspect of the bid has returned to prominence as the selection process reaches its climax – the proposal to film all the games in 3D and then beam them holographically on to 400 pitches around the world in real time.
(11) Holographic interferometry was used to study strained deformed status of bridge dentures.
(12) Optical reconstruction of the holographic image provided tomographic gamma images of the heart.
(13) This allows for a very general algorithm of parallel information processing (holographic thesis), perhaps constructing the properties we are used to.
(14) ITV is upping the technology ante in its general election night coverage on 6 May with an "interactive holographic wall" featuring a three-way swingometer.
(15) The computer-aided holographic interferometer was tested using disk-shaped acrylic resin materials.
(16) A description of our interferometrical and holographical experiments on the phase shift at steps on (111)Au and (111)Pt single crystal surfaces is given and a straight forward interpretation of the results in terms of refraction will be discussed.
(17) The holographic paradigm is a recently constructed model of consciousness derived from neuropsychology and quantum physics.
(18) He added: "If you are familiar with a holographic sight, it's built up in such a way that you could have given it to your grandmother and she would have been a super marksman.
(19) We also find that focus control of the scanning spot should be achievable using a technique involving a holographic grating.
(20) A dynamical parallel is drawn between Anderson localization induced by an isotopic disorder and holographic mental processing interpretable as self-focusing of mental patterns and spontaneous creativity.