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sonoluminescence
[ son-uh-loo-muh-nes-uhns ]
noun
Physics.
- 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
/ ˌəʊəʊˌːɪˈɛəԲ /
noun
- luminescence produced by ultrasound
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Other yvlog Forms
- Dzo·m·ԱcԳ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of sonoluminescence1
First recorded in 1935–40; sono- ( def ) + luminescence ( def )
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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.
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He suggests a phenomenon called sonoluminescence, in which waves are converted to light.
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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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