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sonoluminescence

Definition of sonoluminescence

noun

[mass noun] Physics
  • luminescence excited in a substance by the passage of sound waves through it.

Derivatives

sonoluminescent

adjective

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Definition of sonoluminescence in the US English dictionary
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