triboluminescence

noun

The production of light by friction.

OriginEnglish luminescence ← Latin lumen ← Proto-Italic *louksmən →
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Meanings

nountriboluminescence (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe production of light by friction.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτρῑ́βω (trī́bō)
  3. Englishtribo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*léwksmn̥
  6. Proto-Italic*louksmən
  7. Latinlumen
  8. Englishluminescence
  9. Englishtriboluminescence

From tribo- + luminescence.

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Translations

Catalan triboluminiscència
  • triboluminiscènciaproduction of light by friction
Chinese Mandarin 摩擦発光
  • 摩擦発光 (masatsuhakkō)production of light by friction
Czech triboluminiscence
  • triboluminiscenceproduction of light by friction
Danish triboluminescens
  • triboluminescensproduction of light by friction
Dutch triboluminescentie
  • triboluminescentieproduction of light by friction
Finnish triboluminesenssi
  • triboluminesenssiproduction of light by friction
French triboluminescence
  • triboluminescenceproduction of light by friction
German Tribolumineszenz
  • Tribolumineszenzproduction of light by friction
Hungarian tribolumineszcencia
  • tribolumineszcenciaproduction of light by friction
Italian triboluminescenza
  • triboluminescenzaproduction of light by friction
Latvian triboluminiscence
  • triboluminiscenceproduction of light by friction
Lithuanian triboluminescencija
  • triboluminescencijaproduction of light by friction
Norwegian Bokmål triboluminescens
  • triboluminescensproduction of light by friction
Polish tryboluminescencja
  • tryboluminescencjaproduction of light by friction
Portuguese triboluminescência
  • triboluminescênciaproduction of light by friction
Romanian triboluminescență
  • triboluminescențăproduction of light by friction
Russian триболюминесце́нция
  • триболюминесце́нция (triboljuminescéncija)production of light by friction
Slovak triboluminiscencia
  • triboluminiscenciaproduction of light by friction
Spanish triboluminiscencia
  • triboluminiscenciaproduction of light by friction
Ukrainian триболюмінесценція
  • триболюмінесценція (tryboljuminescencija)production of light by friction
Welsh tribo-oleuedd
  • tribo-oleueddproduction of light by friction
Cite this entry
APA

triboluminescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triboluminescence

MLA

“triboluminescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triboluminescence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triboluminescence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triboluminescence.

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