FLUORESCENCE

fluorescence

(noun) light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

fluorescence (countable and uncountable, plural fluorescences)

(physics) The emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.

The light so emitted.

Source: Wiktionary

Flu`o*res"cence, n. Etym: [From Fluor.] (Opt.)

Definition: That property which some transparent bodies have of producing at their surface, or within their substance, light different in color from the mass of the material, as when green crystals of fluor spar afford blue reflections. It is due not to the difference in the color of a distinct surface layer, but to the power which the substance has of modifying the light incident upon it. The light emitted by fluorescent substances is in general of lower refrangibility than the incident light. Stockes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins