thermoluminescence
thermoluminescence
Definition
thermo·lu·mi·nes·cence (-lo̵̅o̅′mə nes′əns)
noun
the release in the form of light of stored energy from a substance when it is heated
Etymology: thermo- + luminescence
ther′mo·lu′·mi·nes′·cent adjective
thermoluminescence
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- screening: A preliminary fluvial chronology has been established through the use of a simple thermoluminescence screening on sherds ( Deckers et al.
Browse dictionary entries near thermoluminescence
- thermolabile
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- thermograph
- thermogram
- thermogenesis
- thermoelement
- thermoelectron
- thermoelectromotive
- thermoelectricity
- thermolysis
- thermomagnetic
- thermometer
- thermometry
- thermomotor
- thermonuclear
- thermophile
- thermopile
- thermoplastic
- Thermopylae
