untwinkle en · VERB
Etymology
un- + twinkle
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove the twinkling from.
In effect, adaptive optics systems "untwinkle" the stars. The forefront telescopes described below all have segmented mirrors and adaptive optics.
2022, James Trefil, Robert M. Hazen, The Sciences: An Integrated Approach (page 372)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| untwinkling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| untwinkled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| untwinkled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| untwinkles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |