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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

/ ˌəʊəʊˌːɪˈɛəԲ /

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 yvlog Forms

  • Dzo·m·ԱcԳ 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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Example Sentences

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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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