triboluminescence

noun

tri·bo·lu·mi·nes·cence ˌtrī-bō-ˌlü-mə-ˈne-sᵊn(t)s

ˌtri-

: luminescence due to friction

triboluminescent

ˌtrī-bō-ˌlü-mə-ˈne-sᵊnt

ˌtri-

adjective

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Triboluminescenz, from tribo- tribo- + Luminescenz luminescence

Note: The term was introduced by the German physicist Elhard Wiedemann (1852-1928) in "Ueber Fluorescenz und Phosphorescenz, I. Abhandlung," Annalen der Physik und Chemie, Neue Folge, Band 34 (1888), pp. 448.

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of triboluminescence was in 1889

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“Triboluminescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triboluminescence. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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triboluminescence

noun

tri·bo·lu·mi·nes·cence ˈtrī-bō-ˌlü-mə-ˈnes-ᵊn(t)s, ˈtrib-ō-

: luminescence due to friction

triboluminescent

-ᵊnt

adjective

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