cold light
noun
light emitted by a source that is not incandescent, as from a firefly.
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Origin of cold light
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby cold light
Cold hands, warm heart, Cold Harbor, cold-hearted, coldie, Colditz, cold light, cold moulding, cold one, cold pack, cold patch, cold pole
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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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