luminescence
English
/luːmɪˈnɛs(ə)ns/
noun
Definitions
- (physics) Any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.
Etymology
Derived from Latin lumen (light, an opening).
Origin
Latin
lumen
Gloss
light, an opening
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
光, 明
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autobioluminescence English
- autoluminescence English
- biochemiluminescence English
- bioluminescence English
- cathode English
- cathodoluminescence English
- chemiluminescence English
- chemoluminescence English
- electrochemiluminescence English
- electrochemoluminescence English
- electroluminescence English
- epiluminescence English
- immunochemiluminescence English
- immunoluminescence English
- lumen English
- luminescent English
- luminiferous English
- magnetoelectroluminescence English
- magnetoluminescence English
- magnetophotoluminescence English
- mechanoluminescence English
- microphotoluminescence English
- oxoluminescence English
- phillumenism English
- phillumeny English
- photoluminescence English
- piezoluminescence English
- pyroluminescence English
- radioluminescence English
- radiophotoluminescence English
- sonochemiluminescence English
- sonoluminescence English
- superluminescence English
- thermoluminescence English
- triboluminescence English
- lumen Finnish
- lumen Latin
- luminaria Latin
- lūx Latin
- lumen French
- lumen Spanish, Castilian
- *lewk- Proto-Indo-European
- *léwksmn̥ Proto-Indo-European
- luminescens Norwegian Bokmål
- lumen Swedish
- ルミネセンス Japanese
- lumen Polish
- luminescens Norwegian Nynorsk
- lumen Czech
- lumen Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- λούμεν Greek (modern)
- lumen
- cathode
- phillumeny
- luminescent
- phillumenism
- luminiferous
- epiluminescence
- bioluminescence
- oxoluminescence
- autoluminescence
- sonoluminescence
- pyroluminescence
- superluminescence
- photoluminescence
- chemoluminescence
- piezoluminescence
- triboluminescence
- radioluminescence
- chemiluminescence
- thermoluminescence
- immunoluminescence
- autobioluminescence
- mechanoluminescence
- electroluminescence
- magnetoluminescence
- cathodoluminescence
- biochemiluminescence
- sonochemiluminescence
- radiophotoluminescence
- microphotoluminescence
- immunochemiluminescence
- electrochemoluminescence
- magnetophotoluminescence
- electrochemiluminescence
- magnetoelectroluminescence