ALL meanings of fluorescence
fluo·res·cence
F f - noun fluorescence the emission of radiation, especially of visible light, by a substance during exposure to external radiation, as light or x-rays. Compare phosphorescence (def 1). 1
- noun fluorescence the property possessed by a substance capable of such emission. 1
- noun fluorescence the radiation so produced. 1
- noun fluorescence glowing light 1
- noun fluorescence The visible or invisible radiation emitted by certain substances as a result of incident radiation of a shorter wavelength such as X-rays or ultraviolet light. 1
- noun fluorescence the emission of light or other radiation from atoms or molecules that are bombarded by particles, such as electrons, or by radiation from a separate source. The bombarding radiation produces excited atoms, molecules, or ions and these emit photons as they fall back to the ground state 0
- noun fluorescence such an emission of photons that ceases as soon as the bombarding radiation is discontinued 0
- noun fluorescence such an emission of photons for which the average lifetime of the excited atoms and molecules is less than about 10–8 seconds 0
- noun fluorescence the radiation emitted as a result of fluorescence 0
- noun fluorescence the property of a substance, such as fluorite, of producing light while it is being acted upon by ultraviolet rays, X-rays, or other forms of radiant energy 0
- noun fluorescence the production of such light 0
- noun fluorescence light so produced 0