| NOUN | phenomenon | fluorescence | light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength |
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| Meaning | light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength. | |
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| Narrower | autofluorescence | self-induced fluorescence |
| phosphorescence | A fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased | |
| Broader | light, visible light, visible radiation | (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation |
| Spanish | fluorescencia | |
| Catalan | fluorescència | |
| Adjectives | fluorescent | emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source |
| Verbs | fluoresce | exhibit or undergo fluorescence |
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