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    Luminescence is the "spontaneous emission of radiation from an electronically or vibrationally excited species not in thermal equilibrium with its environment". [1] A luminescent object is emitting "cold light", in contrast to " incandescence ", where an object only emits light after heating. [2]

  3. 1. : light emitted by any body whose temperature is below that of incandescence compare luminescence. 2. : visible light from whatever source unaccompanied by appreciable amounts of infrared and having therefore little heating effect.

  4. Cold light is also known as luminescence. It is light that is emitted when things are cold. Light emitted when things get hot is called incandescence – for example, the light from a Bunsen burner, a standard light bulb or an electric cooker when hot.

  5. Sep 5, 2005 · Unlike a light bulb, which produces a lot of heat in addition to light, a firefly's light is "cold light" without a lot of energy being lost as heat. This is necessary because if a firefly's...

  6. Jun 4, 2022 · Triboluminescence is a type of luminescence where a material produces light from friction, crushing, or other tearing. The word comes from Greek and Latin words, essentially meaning “light from rubbing”. Simple examples of triboluminescence include blue light from crushing a wintergreen candy or yellow light from rubbing quartz crystals ...

  7. 5 days ago · cold light in British English. noun. light emitted at low temperatures from a source that is not incandescent, such as fluorescence, phosphorescence, bioluminescence, or triboluminescence. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  8. Sep 28, 2022 · Definition of cold light 1 : light emitted by any body whose temperature is below that of incandescence — compare luminescence. 2 : visible light from whatever source unaccompanied by appreciable amounts of infrared and having therefore little heating effect.

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