Luminescence Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ence

Luminescence has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures

luminescence

light from nonthermal sources

luminescence glow

Any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.

See Also

luminophore adsorboluminescence photoluminescence phosphoimaging radiophotoluminescence airglow phosphorescence proluminescent

Related Terms

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

light luminosity

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

bioluminescence chemiluminescence

Rhyming Words

nce ance ince unce ence once vince sence ponce nance munce vance dunce hence bonce ounce nonce gance dance vonce

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