Fluorescence

noun

/floʊ-/

Word Frequency: 4.8

Definitions

1.nounThe emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.

2.nounThe light so emitted.

Synonyms

fluoresce fluorescent epipolism activated phosphorescence radiance luminosity brilliance luminescence photoluminescence gleam shimmer

Rhymes With

pure essence

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