Meaning | light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength. |
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Narrower | autofluorescence | self-induced fluorescence |
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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 |
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Spanish | fluorescencia |
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Catalan | fluorescència |
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Adjectives | fluorescent | emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source |
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Verbs | fluoresce | exhibit or undergo fluorescence |
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