What (who) is twinkle - definition
HYPOTHETICAL DEVICE
twinkle
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Twinkle (disambiguation); Twinkle (song)
(twinkles, twinkling, twinkled)
1.
If a star or a light twinkles, it shines with an unsteady light which rapidly and constantly changes from bright to faint.
At night, lights twinkle in distant villages across the valleys.
...a band of twinkling diamonds.
VERB: V, V-ing
2.
If you say that someone's eyes twinkle, you mean that their face expresses good humour or amusement.
She saw her mother's eyes twinkle with amusement.
VERB: V
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Twinkle is also a noun.
A kindly twinkle came into her eyes.
N-SING
twinkle
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¦ verb
1. (of a star or light) shine with a gleam that changes constantly from bright to faint.
(of a person's eyes) sparkle, especially with amusement.
2. (of a person's feet) move lightly and rapidly.
¦ noun a twinkling sparkle or gleam.
Phrases
in a twinkling (of an eye) in an instant.
Derivatives
twinkler noun
twinkly adjective
Origin
OE twinclian (v.), of Gmc origin.
twinkle
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Wikipedia
TWINKLE
TWINKLE (The Weizmann Institute Key Locating Engine) is a hypothetical integer factorization device described in 1999 by Adi Shamir and purported to be capable of factoring 512-bit integers. It is also a pun on the twinkling LEDs used in the device. Shamir estimated that the cost of TWINKLE could be as low as $5000 per unit with bulk production. TWINKLE has a successor named TWIRL which is more efficient.
Pronunciation examples for twinkle
1. Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
A Musical Journey Through The Years _ Hariharan _ Talks at Google
2. Twinkle twinkle little star,
Supernova, au revoir!
Astronomically Correct Twinkle Twinkle
3. I played "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" for--
World-Renowned Cellist _ Tina Guo _ Talks in Google
4. Twinkle twinkle little star,
You must be a small pulsar.
Astronomically Correct Twinkle Twinkle
5. Twinkle twinkle little star,
Wait, actually, no, you're a meteor
Astronomically Correct Twinkle Twinkle
Examples of use of twinkle
1. However, the babies‘ overall favourite was the researcher‘s particularly tuneful version of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
2. The women were also asked to sing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
3. Scroll down for more Then Brian Belo provided some music with renditions of Barbie Girl and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
4. Mothers‘ attempts at their favourite songs and at Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star scored three times as highly as the recording.
5. By Pamela Raghunath, Correspondent Mumbai ÷ "Twinkle, Twinkle little star, How I wonder what you are?" is one of the first nursery rhymes that a child learns.