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单词 noctilucence
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noctilucencen.

Brit. /ˌnɒktᵻˈluːsns/, U.S. /ˌnɑktəˈlus(ə)ns/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: noctilucent adj., -ence suffix.
Etymology: < noctilucent adj. (see -ence suffix), perhaps after noctiluca n. (compare sense 4 s.v.).
rare.
Marine bioluminescence; (later also) luminescence at night or in the dark.
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the world > matter > light > light emitted under particular conditions > [noun] > phosphorescence > of the sea
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1893 Science 7 July 10 The word noctilucent is defined in the Century Dictionary, but the word noctilucence, a term sometimes applied to the light emitted by the Noctiluca, is omitted.
1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. Noctilucence, the phosphorescence of Noctiluca; any marine phosphorescence.
1969 Sc. Sunday Express 12 Oct. 1/5 It could be caused by ‘noctilucence’ in the cloud—a reflection of the sun's rays from a cloud very high in the sky to a cloud below.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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