| 释义 |
† calˈcescence Obs.
[f. L. calc- lime, after fluorescence; so called because typically exhibited in the lime-light.]
Earlier term for calorescence.
1881Nature XXIV. 66 Akin gave the name of calcescence to the phenomenon of the change of non-luminous heat-rays into luminous ones as in lime-light, but the term has been superseded by Tyndall's term calorescence. |