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 Definitions for luminescence: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Luminescence \Lu`mi*nes"cence\, n. [See Luminescent.]
1. (Physics) Any emission of light not ascribable directly to
incandescence, and therefore occurring at low
temperatures, as in phosphorescence and fluorescence or
other luminous radiation resulting from vital processes,
chemical action, friction, solution, or the influence of
light or of ultraviolet or cathode rays, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. (Zool.)
(a) The faculty or power of producing light by biological
processes, as in the firefly and glowworm. Also called
bioluminescence.
(b) The light produced by biological or biochemical
processes. Also called bioluminescence.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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luminescence
n 1: light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures
2: light from nonthermal sources [syn: glow]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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28 Moby Thesaurus words for "luminescence":
autoluminescence, bioluminescence, cathode luminescence,
chemicoluminescence, chemiluminescence, corposant,
crystalloluminescence, double corposant, electroluminescence,
fata morgana, fluorescence, fox fire, ignis fatuus, luciferase,
luciferin, luminophor, marshfire, noctiluscence, phosphor,
phosphorescence, photoluminescence, radioluminescence,
thermoluminescence, tribofluorescence, triboluminescence,
tribophosphorescence, wisp, witch fire
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