triboluminescence
/ˌtrʌɪbə(ʊ)luːmɪˈnɛs(ə)ns
/ /ˌtrɪbə(ʊ)luːmɪˈnɛs(ə)ns/noun [mass noun]
The emission of light from a substance caused by rubbing, scratching, or similar frictional contact.Even today we have a limited understanding of triboluminescence and much remains to be discovered....
- The English scholar Francis Bacon observed triboluminescence as he chopped blocks of cane sugar at night in 1605.
- When the crystals are pressed or scraped with a rod, the bright green flashes of the triboluminescence will be observed.
Derivatives
triboluminescent
- It occurred to me, however, that triboluminescent materials, which emit light only when fractured, could offer a better approach.
- Some scientists believe that crystal structure and impurities are central to whether a material becomes triboluminescent.
- One reference states that research is underway to apply triboluminescent flashes to sense automobile crashes and inflate air bags.
- photospectroscopy
- photosphere
- photospheric
- photo spread
- photostability
- photostable
- photostat
- photostatic
- photostationary
- photostereogram
- photostereograph
- photostimulable
- photostimulate
- photostimulation
- photostimulator
- photostimulatory
- photostory
- photosurface
- photo-survey
- photo-surveying
- photosynthate
- photosynthesis
- photosynthesise
- photosynthesize
- photosynthesizer