sonoluminescence en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os Latin sonus English sono- English luminescence English sonoluminescence From sono- + luminescence.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles in a liquid when excited by sound.
Translations (6)
it sonoluminescenza (The emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles) · ro sonoluminiscență (The emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles) · eu sonolumineszentzia (The emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles) · fi sonoluminesenssi (The emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles) · es sonoluminiscencia (The emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles) · ru сонолюминесце́нция (The emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles)