Etymology

sonoluminescence

Today it means: The emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles in a liquid when excited by sound. Full definition →

English luminescence ← Latin sonus ← Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swónh₂os
  3. Latinsonus
  4. Englishsono-
  5. Englishluminescence
  6. English todaysonoluminescence

From sono- + luminescence.

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