Meanings
verbuntwinkle (third-person singular simple present untwinkles, present participle untwinkling, simple past and past participle untwinkled)
present singular third person untwinkles · participle present untwinkling · participle past untwinkled · past untwinkled
- transitiveTo 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)
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untwinkle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untwinkle
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“untwinkle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untwinkle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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