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Noun Concept
Categories: Light sources, 19th-century neologisms, Luminescence
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luminescence  Light-emitting material  Light-emitting materials  luminescent  Luminescent measurements
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Light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures WordNet 3.0
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Light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Luminescence is the "spontaneous emission of radiation from an electronically excited species not in thermal equilibrium with its environment", according to the IUPAC definition. Wikipedia
Emission of light by a substance not resulting from heat. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Emission of light by a substance not resulting from heat Wikidata
IS A
light
optical phenomenon
color in nature
HAS KIND
bioluminescence
chemiluminescence
fluorescence
phosphorescence
radioluminescence
+7 relations
DERIVATION
luminesce
luminescent
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
DIFFERENT FROM
fluorescence
OPPOSITE OF
incandescence
STUDIED BY
physics
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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luminescence
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luminescence
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luminescence
Wikipedia Redirections
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Light-emitting material, Light-emitting materials, luminescent, Luminescent measurements, Luminescent microsphere, Luminesces, Luminiscent microsphere, Luminise, luminising
Wikidata Alias
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Luminescence

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