Etymology

superradiance

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Today it means: The cooperative enhancement of spontaneous emission by constructive interatomic interference, producing an incoherent form of radiation. Full definition →

English radiance ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishradiance
  8. English todaysuperradiance

From super- + radiance.

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