单词 | sonorescence |
释义 | † sonorescencen. Obsolete. The production of audible sounds by a substance when it absorbs periodically modulated light (or other electromagnetic radiation); the ability of a substance to do this.Now sometimes called the optoacoustic or photoacoustic effect. Cf. optoacoustic adj., photoacoustic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > thing heard > [noun] > sound > conversion of vibrations into sonorescence1881 1881 E. H. Cook in London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 5th Ser. 11 378 In the new phenomena we have again a change..which is very similar to that which occurs in fluorescence. To the change which takes place in this case, therefore, I venture to propose the term ‘Sonorescence’. 1884 A. Daniell Text-bk. Princ. Physics 512 It has been proposed to call the last-mentioned property of hard rubber the sonorescence of that substance. 1922 India Rubber World 1 June 597/2 If, therefore, hard rubber made up of selenium and rubber could be produced the sonorescence might be much greater. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1881 |
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