superradiance

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noun

The cooperative enhancement of spontaneous emission by constructive interatomic interference, producing an incoherent form of radiation.

OriginEnglish radiance ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super →
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Meanings

nounsuperradiance (plural superradiances)

plural superradiances

  1. natural sciencesThe cooperative enhancement of spontaneous emission by constructive interatomic interference, producing an incoherent form of radiation.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishradiance
  8. Englishsuperradiance

From super- + radiance.

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APA

superradiance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superradiance

MLA

“superradiance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superradiance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superradiance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superradiance.

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