fluorescence

fluo·res·cence

noun \-ˈre-s^ən(t)s\

Definition of FLUORESCENCE

: luminescence that is caused by the absorption of radiation at one wavelength followed by nearly immediate reradiation usually at a different wavelength and that ceases almost at once when the incident radiation stops; also : the radiation emitted — compare phosphorescence

Examples of FLUORESCENCE

1. <studied the fluorescence of certain elements>

Origin of FLUORESCENCE

fluorspar + opalescence

First Known Use: 1852

Related to FLUORESCENCE

Synonyms: blaze, flare, light, glare, gleam, glow, illumination, incandescence, luminescence, radiance, shine

Related Words: flash, glimmer, glint, glitter, scintillation, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle; daylight, moonlight, sunlight, sunshine; afterglow, aureole (or aureola), aurora, beam, halo, ray, shaft, streak, stream, sunbeam; glisten, gloss, luster (or lustre), polish, reflection, sheen

Near Antonyms: blackness, dark, darkness, dimness, dusk, duskiness, gloom, night, shadow

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