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thermoluminescence |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thermoluminescence \Ther`mo*lu`mi*nes"cence\, n. (Physics) Luminescence exhibited by a substance on being moderately heated. It is shown esp. by certain substances that have been exposed to the action of light or to the cathode rays. -- {-lu`mi*nes"cent}, a.