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piezoluminescence

piezoluminescence noun: luminescence produced by the action of pressure on certain solids.

Noun

piezoluminescence (uncountable)

  1. luminescence produced by the action of pressure on certain solids

Origin of piezoluminescence

From piezo- + luminescence.

Questions about piezoluminescence

What does piezoluminescence mean?
Piezoluminescence means luminescence produced by the action of pressure on certain solids.
What part of speech is piezoluminescence?
Piezoluminescence is a noun.

Words near piezoluminescence in the dictionary

  1. piezoelement
  2. piezoglypt
  3. piezoglypts
  4. piezoimmunosensor
  5. piezoimmunosensors
  6. piezoluminescence
  7. piezoluminescent
  8. piezolyte
  9. piezolytes
  10. piezomagnetic
  11. piezomagnetically

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