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单词 luminescence
释义

luminescence

noun

lu·​mi·​nes·​cence ˌlü-mə-ˈne-sᵊn(t)s How to pronounce luminescence (audio)
: the low-temperature emission of light (as by a chemical or physiological process)
also : light produced by luminescence
luminescent
ˌlü-mə-ˈne-sᵊnt How to pronounce luminescence (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • blaze
  • flare
  • fluorescence
  • glare
  • gleam
  • glow
  • illumination
  • incandescence
  • light
  • radiance
  • shine
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Example Sentences

the luminescence of the watch we could see inside the cave even without a flashlight because of the luminescence coming from some of the fungus on the walls
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Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary lumin- + -escence

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

luminescence

noun

lu·​mi·​nes·​cence ˌlü-mə-ˈnes-ᵊn(t)s How to pronounce luminescence (audio)
: the low-temperature emission of light produced especially by physiological processes (as in the firefly), by chemical action, by friction, or by electrical action
also : light produced by luminescence

luminescence

noun

as in glow
the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible we could see inside the cave even without a flashlight because of the luminescence coming from some of the fungus on the walls

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • glow
  • light
  • glare
  • fluorescence
  • illumination
  • gleam
  • radiance
  • incandescence
  • glint
  • sunlight
  • beam
  • moonlight
  • twinkle
  • flare
  • blaze
  • glimmer
  • scintillation
  • flash
  • shimmer
  • shine
  • sparkle
  • ray
  • reflection
  • glitter
  • aurora
  • sunshine
  • daylight
  • aureole
  • afterglow
  • sunbeam
  • sheen
  • halo
  • luster
  • streak
  • stream
  • gloss
  • glisten
  • aureola
  • lustre
  • polish
  • shaft

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • darkness
  • dark
  • dusk
  • night
  • blackness
  • duskiness
  • shadow
  • dimness
  • gloom
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