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Examples of fluoresce in a Sentence
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The first, a blue 480-nm beam, can make spots fluoresce, while the second, an orange 592-nm light, switches off the fluorescence process.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2024
Precise control over the firing of these lasers can single out which specific nanometer-scale spot ends up fluorescing.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2024
In future work, the researchers plan to expand on their design by adding multiple perovskite crystal layers that fluoresce in different bands, which would provide better UV wavelength resolution.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Nov. 2023
The team remains unsure whether the ability to fluoresce, or glow under ultraviolet radiation, serves an evolutionary purpose, but the wide-ranging results are a step toward figuring that out.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
The property was most common and intense in mammals living on land, underground or in trees, according to the study, though aquatic and flying mammals fluoresced as well.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
Some of the many mammals reported to fluoresce by the study include rabbits, squirrels, and dormice.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2023
Only the teeth of the dolphin were found to fluoresce.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2023
Glowing might also play a role in helping the sharks find mates, since males and females fluoresce in different patterns.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
back-formation from fluorescence
First Known Use
1874, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near fluoresce
Cite this Entry
“Fluoresce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluoresce. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
fluoresce
verb
flu·o·resce
ˌflu̇(-ə)r-ˈes
fluoresced; fluorescing
: to produce, exhibit, or be exposed to fluorescence
Medical Definition
fluoresce
intransitive verb
flu·o·resce
ˌflu̇(-ə)r-ˈes
flōr-
flȯr-
fluoresced; fluorescing
: to produce, undergo, or exhibit fluorescence
fluorescer
noun
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