- Fluorescence
- The absorption of light of one wavelength (usually ultraviolet) and the re-emission of it at another wavelength (usually visible).
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fluorescence — [ flyɔresɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1856; mot angl. (1852), de fluor, d apr. phosphorescence ♦ Phys. Luminescence d une substance (solide, liquide ou gaz) due à une transition spontanée des molécules, d un état excité vers l état fondamental. Fluorescence… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Fluorescence — Flu o*res cence, n. [From {Fluor}.] (Chemistry, Optics) A luminescence emitted by certain substances due to the absorption of radiation at one wavelength, and the almost instantaneous re emission of radiation at another, usually longer wavelength … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fluorescence — 1852, glowing in ultraviolet light, coined by English mathematician and physicist Sir George G. Stokes (1819 1903) from fluorspar (see FLUORINE (Cf. fluorine)), because in it he first noticed the phenomenon, + ESCENCE (Cf. escence), on analogy of … Etymology dictionary
fluorescence — Fluorescence Флуоресценция Кратковременная люминесценция. Излучательный переход между двумя состояниями одинаковой мультиплетности (синглетными или триплетными уровнями). Флуоресценция наблюдается в жидкой, твердой и газовой фазах. При… … Толковый англо-русский словарь по нанотехнологии. - М.
fluorescence — ► NOUN 1) light emitted by a substance when it is exposed to radiation such as ultraviolet light or X rays. 2) the property of emitting light in this way. ORIGIN from FLUORSPAR(Cf. ↑F) (which fluoresces), on the pattern of opalescence … English terms dictionary
fluorescence — [flo͞o΄ə res′əns] n. [< FLUOR(SPAR) + ESCENCE] 1. 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 2. the production of such light 3.… … English World dictionary
Fluorescence — Fluorescent minerals emit visible light when exposed to ultraviolet light Fluorescence is the emission of light by a substance that has absorbed light or other electromagnetic radiation of a different wavelength.[1] It is a form of luminescence.… … Wikipedia
Fluorescence X — Spectrométrie de fluorescence X Pour les articles homonymes, voir SFX, FX et XRF. Un spectromètre de fluorescence X Philips PW1606 avec manutention automatiq … Wikipédia en Français
Fluorescence — La fluorescence est une émission lumineuse provoquée par l excitation d une molécule (généralement par absorption d un photon) immédiatement suivie d une émission spontanée. Ce processus est différent de la phosphorescence. La fluorescence peut… … Wikipédia en Français
fluorescence — /floo res euhns, flaw , floh /, n. Physics, Chem. 1. the emission of radiation, esp. of visible light, by a substance during exposure to external radiation, as light or x rays. Cf. phosphorescence (def. 1). 2. the property possessed by a… … Universalium
fluorescence — (flu o rè ssan s ) s. f. Terme de physique. Éclairement particulier que présentent certaines substances lorsqu elles sont exposées à l action des parties les plus réfrangibles de la radiation lumineuse, c est à dire à l action des rayons… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré