Pronunciation: - ˌ lü-m ə - ' ne-s ə n(t)s
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1897
1 : phosphorescence developed in a previously excited substance upon gentle heating
2 : the determination of the age of old material (as pottery) by the amount of thermoluminescence it produces ― called also thermoluminescence dating
– ther · mo · lu · mi · nes · cent \ -s ə nt \ adjective