fluorescence
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fluorescence
- /flʊˈɹɛsəns/ US
- /flɔ-/ US
- /floʊ-/ US
Sounds like florescence, in some pronunciations
Where it comes from
Coined by British physicist George Stokes in 1852 from fluorspar + -escence.
noun fluorescences
- The emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle. A multi-institution US research team has combined some creative chemistry, fluorescence microscopy and laser-driven microballistics to gain a clearer view of just what happens in a high-strain-rate impact, and to tease out the relative contribution of different kinds of energy dissipation within the
- The light so emitted.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fluoresce, fluorescent, epipolism, activated, phosphorescence, radiance, luminosity, brilliance, luminescence, photoluminescence, gleam, shimmer, glimmer, scintillation, brightness, incandescence
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noun emission of light
| Español | fluorescencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 형광 hyeonggwang |
| 日本語 | 蛍光 keikō |
| 中文 | 熒光 /荧光 yíngguāng |
| हिन्दी | प्रतिदीप्ति pratidīpti |
| Português | fluorescência |
| Français | fluorescence |
| Deutsch | Fluoreszenz |
| Ελληνικά | φθορισμός fthorismós |
| Tiếng Việt | huỳnh quang |
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title = {fluorescence},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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