Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photoluminescence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to-lu-mi-nes-cence
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

luminescence following the absorption of a photon.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English luminescence English photoluminescence From photo- + luminescence.

Usage

Inflected Forms

photoluminescences (plural)

Derived Forms

magnetophotoluminescence microphotoluminescence radiophotoluminescence

Frequently Paired Words

photoluminescent

Questions

What does photoluminescence mean?: luminescence following the absorption of a photon.
Where does photoluminescence come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English luminescence English photoluminescence From photo- + luminescence.

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