Fluorescence

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The emission of electromagnetic radiation, especially of visible light, stimulated in a substance by the absorption of incident radiation and persisting only as long as the stimulating radiation is continued.
  • n. The property of emitting such radiation.
  • n. The radiation so emitted.
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  • n. The emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle
  • n. The light so emitted
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A luminescence emitted by certain substances due to the absorption of radiation at one wavelength, and the almost instantaneous re-emission of radiation at another, usually longer wavelength. The re-radiation stops almost as soon as the incident radiation is halted, thus distinguishing this phenomenon from phosphorescence, in which re-radiation of light may continue for some time after the incident radiation is halted.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The property possessed by some transparent substances of becoming self-luminous while they are exposed to the direct action of light-rays. See phosphorescence.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength
    • Antonym
    phosphorescence   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    visible radiation    light    visible light   
    Hyponym
    autofluorescence    phosphorescence   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    photoemission    near-infrared    X-ray    high-resolution    confocal   
     
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