fluorescence

Definitions of fluorescence
  1. noun
    light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength
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    types:
    autofluorescence
    self-induced fluorescence
    phosphorescence
    a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased
    type of:
    light, visible light, visible radiation
    (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
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