Luminesce definition
To be or become luminescent.
verb
To be or become luminescent.
verb
To give off light, including in the invisible electromagnetic radiation frequencies, or become luminescent.
Phosphorus will only begin to luminesce at a certain small pressure of oxygen.
verb
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Origin of luminesce
- Back-formation from luminescence
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Back-formation from luminescent.
From Wiktionary