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Meaning of luminescence in English
Pronunciation
/ˌluməˈnɛsəns/
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Noun
luminescence
Etymology
late 19th century: from Latin lumen, lumin-‘light’ + -escence (denoting a state)
Definitions
1.
light not due to incandescence
Examples
« occurs at low temperatures »
2.
light from nonthermal sources