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sonoluminescence
[son-uh-loo-muh-nes-uhns]
noun
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- sonoluminescent adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sonoluminescence1
Example Sentences
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.
He suggests a phenomenon called sonoluminescence, in which waves are converted to light.
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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