LUMINESCENCE


Meaning of LUMINESCENCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈne-s ə n(t)s ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lumin- + -escence

Date: 1889

: the low-temperature emission of light (as by a chemical or physiological process) ; also : light produced by luminescence

• lu·mi·nes·cent -s ə nt adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.