sonoluminescence

Questions

What does sonoluminescence mean?

The emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles in a liquid when excited by sound.

Where does sonoluminescence come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os Latin sonus English sono- English luminescence English sonoluminescence From sono- + luminescence.

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