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triboluminescence en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-der. Ancient Greek τρῑ́βω (trī́bō) English tribo- Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-s- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *léwksmn̥ Proto-Italic *louksmən Latin lumen Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin -escensder. English -escence English luminescence English triboluminescence From tribo- + luminescence.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The production of light by friction.

Relateds

piezoluminescence · triboluminescent

Translations (23)

fr triboluminescence (production of light by friction) · nn triboluminescens (production of light by friction) · ro triboluminescență (production of light by friction) · nb triboluminescens (production of light by friction) · de Tribolumineszenz (production of light by friction) · ru триболюминесце́нция (production of light by friction) · da triboluminescens (production of light by friction) · it triboluminescenza (production of light by friction) · cy tribo-oleuedd (production of light by friction) · cmn 摩擦発光 (production of light by friction) · nl triboluminescentie (production of light by friction) · lv triboluminiscence (production of light by friction) · fi triboluminesenssi (production of light by friction) · ca triboluminiscència (production of light by friction) · es triboluminiscencia (production of light by friction) · lt triboluminescencija (production of light by friction) · cs triboluminiscence (production of light by friction) · uk триболюмінесценція (production of light by friction) · sl triboluminiscenca (production of light by friction) · sk triboluminiscencia (production of light by friction) · pl tryboluminescencja (production of light by friction) · pt triboluminescência (production of light by friction) · hu tribolumineszcencia (production of light by friction)