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English
Etymology
Coined 1852 by physicist George Stokes from fluorspar + -escence.
Morphologically fluoresce + -ence.
Pronunciation
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.
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from English fluorescence.
Pronunciation
Noun
fluorescence f (plural fluorescences)
- (physics) fluorescence
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