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luminescence

lu·mi·nes·cence [ lmə néss'nss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. light emission without heat: the emission of light produced by means other than heat incandescence, e.g. by phosphorescence, fluorescence, or bioluminescence

2. light from luminescence: the light emitted by luminescence

[Late 19th century. < luminescent< Latin lumin- "light"]

lu·mi·nes·cent adjective
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