photoluminescence
noun
luminescence induced by the absorption of infrared radiation, visible light, or ultraviolet radiation.
photoluminescent
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a word derived from
photoluminescence.
Example Sentences
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In today’s 360 video, tour “Lumen,” the photoluminescent work of this year’s winner, Jenny Sabin.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2017
No known iron complexes are considered12 photoluminescent at room temperature, and their rapid excited-state deactivation precludes their use as photosensitizers13, 14, 15.
From Nature ● Mar. 28, 2017
But all commercial luminescent pigments are photoluminescent: they glow only after stimulation by light.
From Time Magazine Archive
