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luminescence
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luminescence /lu·mi·nes·cence/ (loo?mi-nes´ens) the property of giving off light without a corresponding degree of heat.
lu·mi·nes·cence (lm-nsns)
n.
1. The emission of light that does not derive energy from the temperature of the emitting body, as in fluorescence and bioluminescence.
2. The light so emitted.

luminescence,
n 1. the emission of light by a material after excitation by some stimulus.
2. the emission of light by intensifying screen phosphors after radiographic interaction.

luminescence
the property of giving off light without a corresponding degree of heat.


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