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luminescence

  • /ˌluː.məˈnɛs.əns/

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noun luminescences

  1. countable, uncountable Any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.

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noun emission

Españolluminiscencia
中文冷光 lěngguāng
Portuguêsluminescência
Françaisluminescence
DeutschLumineszenz
Italianoluminescenza
Românăluminiscență
Русскийсвече́ние svečénije, люминесце́нция ljuminescéncija
العربيةضِيَائِيَّة ḍiyāʔiyya, تَأَلُّق taʔalluq

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@misc{luminescence_2026,
  title = {luminescence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/luminescence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}