fluorescence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /flɔ-/ (General-American)
- /floʊ-/ (General-American)
- /flʊˈɹɛsəns/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluorbor. English fluor Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English fluorite Middle Low German sparder. Old English spærstān Middle English sparston English sparstonebf. English spar blend English fluorspar Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin -escensder. English -escence English fluorescence Coined by British physicist George Stokes in 1852 from fluorspar + -escence.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.
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).
2024 October 7, Stewart Wills, “A Deeper View of High-Speed Impacts”, in Optics & Photonics News:
- (countable, uncountable) The light so emitted.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fluorescences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pseudofluorescence · spectrofluorescence · thermofluorescence · neurofluorescence · fluorescence microscope · bifluorescence · microfluorescence · cytofluorescence · immunofluorescence · nonfluorescence · fluorescence anisotropy · stereofluorescence · epifluorescence · multifluorescence · hypofluorescence · fluorescein · X-ray fluorescence · immunocytofluorescence · chemifluorescence · biofluorescence · cryofluorescence · magnetofluorescence · nuclear gamma resonance fluorescence · cytoimmunofluorescence · fluorescence microscopy · hyperfluorescence · superfluorescence · macrofluorescence · autofluorescence · transfluorescence · recoilless nuclear resonance fluorescence · videofluorescence · histofluorescence · fluorescence spectroscopy · fluorescent · fluoresce
Translations (20)
af fluoresensie (emission of light) · el φθορισμός (emission of light) · ja 蛍光 (emission of light) · oc fluorescéncia (emission of light) · cmn 熒光 /荧光 (emission of light) · id fluoresen (emission of light) · es fluorescencia (emission of light) · fi fluoresenssi (emission of light) · eo fluoresko (emission of light) · ca fluorescència (emission of light) · pt fluorescência (emission of light) · fr fluorescence (emission of light) · de Fluoreszenz (emission of light) · hi प्रतिदीप्ति (emission of light) · ms pendarfluor (emission of light) · ko 형광 (emission of light) · yue 熒光 /荧光 (emission of light) · kk әлсіз сәулелену (emission of light) · vi huỳnh quang (emission of light) · eu fluoreszentzia (emission of light)