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sonoluminescence

[ son-uh-loo-muh-nes-uhns ]

noun

, Physics.
  1. the emission of a flash of light accompanying the bursting of a bubble in a liquid when sound waves are passed through the liquid.


sonoluminescence

/ ˌsəʊnəʊˌluːmɪˈnɛsəns /

noun

  1. luminescence produced by ultrasound
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • sono·lumi·nescent adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sonoluminescence1

First recorded in 1935–40; sono- ( def ) + luminescence ( def )
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Example Sentences

So we’re really combining some of modern physics’ ideas of Einstein’s theory with the physics of sound and how sound can turn into light — and that’s called sonoluminescence.

He suggests a phenomenon called sonoluminescence, in which waves are converted to light.

I built a work that exploits the phenomenon of sonoluminescence, in which extremely high pressure sound waves in liquids create tiny sources of electromagnetic energy.

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