Meanings
nounphotoluminescence (countable and uncountable, plural photoluminescences)
plural photoluminescences
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesluminescence following the absorption of a photon.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishluminescence
- Englishphotoluminescence
From photo- + luminescence.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque fotolumineszentzia
- fotolumineszentzialuminescence due to photon absorption
Catalan fotoluminescència
- fotoluminescèncialuminescence due to photon absorption
Finnish fotoluminesenssi
- fotoluminesenssiluminescence due to photon absorption
Hungarian fotolumineszcencia
- fotolumineszcencialuminescence due to photon absorption
Italian fotoluminescenza
- fotoluminescenzaluminescence due to photon absorption
Romanian fotoluminiscență
- fotoluminiscențăluminescence due to photon absorption
Spanish fotoluminiscencia
- fotoluminiscencialuminescence due to photon absorption
Cite this entry
APA
photoluminescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoluminescence
MLA
“photoluminescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoluminescence. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoluminescence,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoluminescence.
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