cold light

noun

light emitted by a source that is not incandescent, as from a firefly.

Origin of cold light

First recorded in 1890–95

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British Dictionary definitions for cold light

cold light

noun

light emitted at low temperatures from a source that is not incandescent, such as fluorescence, phosphorescence, bioluminescence, or triboluminescence

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