LUMINESCENCE


Meaning of LUMINESCENCE in English

/ ˌluːmɪˈnesns; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( technical or literary ) a quality in sth that produces light

►  lu·mi·nes·cent adjective

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from Latin lumen , lumin- light + -escence (denoting a state).

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