TRIBOLUMINESCENCE


Meaning of TRIBOLUMINESCENCE in English

|trībō, |tribō+ noun

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tribo- + luminescence

: the emission of light from various substances usually in flashes due to grinding, crushing, or tearing apart thought to be due to piezoelectric discharges — called also piezoluminescence

• tribo·luminescent “+ adjective

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