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• Luminescence

  [loo-muh-nes-uh ns] /ˌlu məˈnɛs əns/ noun 1. the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at a temperature below that of incandescent bodies. 2. the light produced by such an emission. /ˌluːmɪˈnɛsəns/ noun 1. (physics) n. 1884, from Latin lumen (genitive luminis) “light” (see luminous) + -escence. Fluorescence and Phosphorescence — Prof. E. […]

• Luminescent

  [loo-muh-nes-uh ns] /ˌlu məˈnɛs əns/ noun 1. the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at a temperature below that of incandescent bodies. 2. the light produced by such an emission. /ˌluːmɪˈnɛsəns/ noun 1. (physics) 1889, from luminescence + -ent. n. 1884, from Latin lumen (genitive luminis) “light” (see luminous) + -escence. Fluorescence […]

• Luminism

  [loo-muh-niz-uh m] /ˈlu məˌnɪz əm/ noun 1. a style of landscape painting practiced by some mid-19th-century American artists, especially of the Hudson River School, that emphasized meticulously crafted realism and a technically precise rendering of atmosphere and of the effects produced by direct and reflected light.

• Luminiferous

  [loo-muh-nif-er-uh s] /ˌlu məˈnɪf ər əs/ adjective 1. producing light: the luminiferous properties of a gas. luminiferous lu·mi·nif·er·ous (lōō’mə-nĭf’ər-əs) adj. Generating, yielding, or transmitting light.

• Luminophore

  [loo-muh-nuh-fawr, -fohr] /ˈlu mə nəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr/ noun, Physics, Chemistry. 1. a molecule or group of molecules that emits light when illuminated. luminophore lu·mi·no·phore (lōō’mə-nə-fôr’) n. An atom or atomic grouping that when present in an organic compound increases the ability of the compound to luminesce.

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