LUMINESCENCE


Meaning of LUMINESCENCE in English

[ ˌlu:mɪ'nɛs(ə)ns ]

■ noun the emission of light by a substance that has not been heated, as in fluorescence and phosphorescence.

Derivatives

luminescent adjective

Origin

C19: from L. lumen , lumin- 'light' + -escence (denoting a state).

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