Fluorescence

//flʊˈɹɛsəns// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle. countable, uncountable

    "A multi-institution US research team has combined some creative chemistry, fluorescence microscopy and laser-driven microballistics to gain a clearer view of just what happens in a high-strain-rate impact, and to tease out the relative contribution of different kinds of energy dissipation within the target (Nat. Commun., doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-52663-1)."

  2. 2
    light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength wordnet
  3. 3
    The light so emitted. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Coined by British physicist George Stokes in 1852 from fluorspar + -escence. Morphologically fluoresce + -ence.

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