thermoluminescence

thermoluminescence
noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1897 1. phosphorescence developed in a previously excited substance upon gentle heating 2. the determination of the age of old material (as pottery) by the amount of thermoluminescence it produces — called also thermoluminescence datingthermoluminescent adjective

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  • thermoluminescence — [ tɛrmolyminesɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1897; de thermo et luminescence ♦ Sc. Luminescence provoquée par l élévation de la température d une substance préalablement excitée par irradiation. Datation par thermoluminescence (ou datation TL) d objets… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Thermoluminescence — Ther mo*lu mi*nes cence, n. (Physics) Luminescence exhibited by a substance on being moderately heated. It is shown esp. by certain substances that have been exposed to the action of light or to X rays. {Ther mo*lu mi*nes cent}, a. [Webster 1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thermoluminescence — [thʉr΄mōlo͞o΄mə nes′əns] n. [ THERMO + LUMINESCENCE] the release in the form of light of stored energy from a substance when it is heated thermoluminescent adj …   English World dictionary

  • Thermoluminescence — Some mineral substances such as fluorite store energy when exposed to ultraviolet or other ionising radiation. This energy is released in the form of light when the mineral is heated; the phenomenon is distinct from that of black body… …   Wikipedia

  • thermoluminescence — thermoluminescent, adj. /therr moh looh meuh nes euhns/, n. Physics. phosphorescence produced by the heating of a substance. [1895 1900; THERMO + LUMINESCENCE] * * * Emission of light from certain heated substances as a result of previous… …   Universalium

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  • Thermoluminescence dating — Thermoluminescence (TL) dating is the determination by means of measuring the accumulated radiation dose of the time elapsed since material containing crystalline minerals was either heated (lava, ceramics) or exposed to sunlight (sediments). As… …   Wikipedia

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