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cathodoluminescence
(cath¦odo|lu¦min|es¦cence)
Pronunciation:
/ˌkaθədə(ʊ)ˌluːmɪˈnɛs(ə)ns/
noun
[
mass noun
]
Physics
luminescence excited by the impact of an electron beam.
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