luminescence
Example Sentences
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This action inspires lovely, shimmering visuals of delicate luminescence, but Mr. Cameron’s references to becoming one with the environment would make the most earnest hippie folk singer blush.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
Their luminescence highlights the crowd while also creating a more intimate, reflective atmosphere.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025
The scientists used a technique called luminescence dating to work out the age of the star dune.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2024
Even more intriguing beyond this NIR-II luminescence from a molecular manganese system is the observation that after photoexcitation the "molecular Braunstein" can oxidize various organic substrates.
From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2024
In the east the sky was lightening gently, a pearlish, pre-dawn luminescence that made the people of the graveyard uncomfortable and made them think about returning to their comfortable homes.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
