as in glow
the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible
studied the fluorescence of certain elements
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Recent Examples of fluorescence
Some subdomains showed higher fluorescence intensity and spectral shifts, marking denser and chemically altered environments.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Material testing for purity sees the metals undergo industry-standard techniques such as X-ray fluorescence to confirm karat weight and material composition, with a high threshold of acceptance.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2025
Dull mirror and drab metal passed sickly fluorescence between them.
—Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
Showoff How the birds move can also affect the way their fluorescence shows up.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Material testing for purity sees the metals undergo industry-standard techniques such as X-ray fluorescence to confirm karat weight and material composition, with a high threshold of acceptance.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2025
Dull mirror and drab metal passed sickly fluorescence between them.
—Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
Showoff How the birds move can also affect the way their fluorescence shows up.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fluorescence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluorescence
Noun
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The ash of the cigarette glows in the darkness of the truck.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Carrots' pigments can help give you a healthy glow and protect against harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays.—
Barbie Cervoni,
Verywell Health,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Break out the sunglasses and lower those sun shades — the season of early-morning safety closures for sun glare on eastbound Interstate 70 at Floyd Hill is back.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2025
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The object, temporarily obscured from Earth by solar glare, is being closely tracked by spacecraft, including those operated by NASA.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In fact, this team found that even after the light from Type Ia supernovas was standardized, Type Ia supernovas from populations of younger stars were fainter than those belonging to older stellar populations.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Never use your high-beam lights.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Even when the jewelry was supplied by the studio, its gleam had to match the personality of the characters portrayed.—
Lynn Yaeger,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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My reflection is tall, perhaps rather like an arrow, my blond hair gleams.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When placed under ultraviolet lighting, six species of the critters were found to emit a green luminescence.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Highlighter applied to the inner corners of the eyes and just above the Cupid’s bow offers your look an angelic luminescence.—
Calin Van Paris,
Vogue,
12 Aug. 2025
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Using laser light of different colors, the Rice team studied how a two-layer Janus TMD—molybdenum sulfur selenide stacked on molybdenum disulfide—responded to illumination through a process called second harmonic generation (SHG).—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Throughout the entire film, the light in the characters’ eyes, too… the Infinity Castle movie is a work of art that makes abundant use of torchlights and illumination.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Fluorescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluorescence. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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