as in glow
the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible
studied the fluorescence of certain elements
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Recent Examples of fluorescence
On a recent Saturday, at a bar in New York City’s Tribeca, a couple of hundred young sports fans in T-shirts and baseball caps ordered light beers served in tall glasses and shouted over a bellowing sound system under the confining fluorescence of 57 televisions.
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Jack Sullivan, airmail.news, 6 Apr. 2024
The microscope records flashes of fluorescence when its laser hits active neurons, and the 3D video shows patterns that resemble green fireflies winking on and off in a summer night.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2017
Later in the Archimedes Palimpsest project, researchers used x-ray fluorescence to bring out iron in the older ink.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2024
Conservators noticed that its two wooden panels had shifted, and ultraviolet fluorescence revealed nicotine stains.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
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Jack Sullivan, airmail.news, 6 Apr. 2024
The microscope records flashes of fluorescence when its laser hits active neurons, and the 3D video shows patterns that resemble green fireflies winking on and off in a summer night.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2017
Later in the Archimedes Palimpsest project, researchers used x-ray fluorescence to bring out iron in the older ink.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2024
Conservators noticed that its two wooden panels had shifted, and ultraviolet fluorescence revealed nicotine stains.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluorescence
Noun
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This image features a deep field view of the Cassiopeia constellation immersed in the glow of ionized hydrogen gas, where the two small planetary nebulas can be found, Abell 6 and the larger HFG1.—
Miguel Claro,
Space.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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According to Cabot, the shade warms up beautifully under the glow of fire pits, string lights, and moonlight.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Mar. 2025
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Jacob-Jenkins has penned Naz as an asexual introvert, the kind of young man who finds solace in nature and lakes and everything that takes him far away from either his father’s infidelity or the glare of political attention.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Overhangs and sun-shading louvers outside of the kitchen and family room control glare without blocking the views to Lake Michigan below.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
17 Mar. 2025
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State health agencies are preparing to lay off dozens of data scientists and epidemiologists in light of the cuts.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Set aside a few minutes to get reacquainted with this work, one of the best pieces of art to be found anywhere in New York, which can now be seen in a new light—literally, thanks to Selldorf’s careful work.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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As Jarrett revisited that encounter, a gleam entered his eyes.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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At about 100 times that distance, the optical gleam of Earth’s city lights would fade to black—better but still far short of even our next nearest star.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
27 Feb. 2025
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His face is a death mask: gaunt and soiled, teeth pebbly, eyes dilated but piercing in their last hint of blued luminescence.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025
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This luminescence is the hallmark of this mushroom, which gave rise to its common name: the ghost fungus.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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Pilato dodged a cyclist and looked up to take in the new illumination.—
Diego Lasarte,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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The good news is that a waning crescent moon (9 percent illumination) will coincide with the shower's peak on Nov. 16, providing little interference to spot even the faintest Leonids.—
Michael d'Estries,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Fluorescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fluorescence. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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