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ELECTROLUMINESCENCE

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e⋅lec⋅tro⋅lu⋅mi⋅nes⋅cence

[i-lek-troh-loo-muh-nes-uhns]
–noun
luminescence produced by the activation of a dielectric phosphor by an alternating current.

Origin:
1900–05; electro- + luminescence


e⋅lec⋅tro⋅lu⋅mi⋅nes⋅cent, adjective
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e·lec·tro·lu·mi·nes·cence   (ĭ-lěk'trō-lōō'mə-něs'əns)   
n.  
  1. Direct conversion of electric energy to light by a solid phosphor subjected to an alternating electric field.

  2. Emission of light caused by electric discharge in a gas.

e·lec'tro·lu'mi·nes'cent adj.
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electroluminescence

production of light by the flow of electrons, as within certain crystals. Electroluminescence is one of the few instances in which a direct conversion of electric energy into visible light takes place without the generation of heat, such as occurs in the incandescent lamp.

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