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Definition of Luminescence
1. Noun. Light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures.
Generic synonyms: Light, Visible Light, Visible Radiation
Specialized synonyms: Bioluminescence, Chemiluminescence
Derivative terms: Luminesce, Luminescent
Specialized synonyms: Bioluminescence, Chemiluminescence
Derivative terms: Luminesce, Luminescent
2. Noun. Light from nonthermal sources.
Exact synonyms: Glow
Generic synonyms: Brightness, Brightness Level, Light, Luminance, Luminosity, Luminousness
Derivative terms: Glow, Luminesce, Luminescent
Generic synonyms: Brightness, Brightness Level, Light, Luminance, Luminosity, Luminousness
Derivative terms: Glow, Luminesce, Luminescent
Definition of Luminescence
1. n. Any emission of light not ascribable directly to incandescence, and therefore occurring at low temperatures, as in phosphorescence and fluorescence or other luminous radiation resulting from vital processes, chemical action, friction, solution, or the influence of light or of ultraviolet or cathode rays, etc.
Definition of Luminescence
1. Noun. (context: physics) Any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Luminescence
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Luminescence
1. Production of light. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Luminescence
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