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Meaning of Fluorescence | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
flʊˈɹɛsəns

Definitions

  1. The emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.
  2. The light so emitted.

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Examples

“A multi-institution US research team has combined some creative chemistry, fluorescence microscopy and laser-driven microballistics to gain a clearer view of just what happens in a high-strain-rate impact, and to tease out the relative contribution of different kinds of energy dissipation within the target (Nat. Commun., doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-52663-1).”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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