different between luminescence vs airglow

English

Etymology

From Latin lumen +? -escence

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lu?.m??n?s.?ns/
• Hyphenation: lu?min?es?cence
• Rhymes: -?s?ns

Noun

luminescence (countable and uncountable, plural luminescences)

1. (physics) Any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.

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Further reading

• luminescence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Noun

luminescence f (plural luminescences)

1. luminescence

Related terms

• luminescent

Further reading

• “luminescence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

air +? glow

Noun

airglow (usually uncountable, plural airglows)

1. A faint illumination in the sky due to photochemical luminescence in the upper atmosphere, now rarely observed by earthbound humans without the assistance of instruments.

Synonyms

• (faint illumination due to photochemical luminescence): electroglow

Hyponyms

• (faint illumination due to photochemical luminescence): nightglow, dayglow

References

• airglow on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• airglow on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons