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Luminescence

light from nonthermal sources

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Light noun · 85% connection

(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"

Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry, Spectroscopy.

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Nucleosynthesis noun · 85% connection

(astronomy) the cosmic synthesis of atoms more complex than the hydrogen atom

Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry, Astrophysics.

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Scintillation noun · 85% connection

(physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle

Used in the same subject area: Physics, Chemistry, Spectroscopy.

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Visible light noun · 85% connection

(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"

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Visible radiation noun · 85% connection

(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"

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CBR noun · 85% connection

(cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperatur…

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CMB noun · 85% connection

(cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperatur…

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CMBR noun · 85% connection

(cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperatur…

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Cosmic background radiation noun · 85% connection

(cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperatur…

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Cosmic microwave background noun · 85% connection

(cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperatur…

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Cosmic microwave background radiation noun · 85% connection

(cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperatur…

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Beam noun · 85% connection

a column of light (as from a beacon)

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Beam of light noun · 85% connection

a column of light (as from a beacon)

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Candle flame noun · 85% connection

the light provided by a burning candle

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Candlelight noun · 85% connection

the light provided by a burning candle

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Corona noun · 85% connection

one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object

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Counterglow noun · 85% connection

a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeor…

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Daylight noun · 85% connection

light during the daytime

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A- unknown · 78% connection

A, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources. (1) It frequently signifies on or in (from an, a forms of AS. on), d…