electroluminescence

[ih-lek-troh-loo-muh-nes-uhns]

e·lec·tro·lu·mi·nes·cence

[ih-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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Electroluminescence has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
given to using long words.
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electroluminescence (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌluːmɪˈnɛsəns)
 
n
physics
 a.  the emission of light by a phosphor when activated by an alternating field or by a gas when activated by an electric discharge
 b.  the light emitted by this process
 
electrolumi'nescent
 
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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