Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Luminescence caused by the excitation of electrons during the rubbing, crushing, or tearing of a material.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Frictional luminosity; light emitted from bodies under the excitation of rubbing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The production of
light byfriction
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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That's because of a phenomenon known as "triboluminescence" -- the same trick of nature that creates a little light when you peel open the packaging on a Band-Aid. another interesting function, besides making tiny lightning flashes.
E-Commerce Times 2008
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The core theory is something called "triboluminescence", which occurs when two contacting surfaces move relative to each other.
IOL: News 2008
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(NurdRage has a triboluminescence, which is a type of luminescence triggered by mechanical energy or electrical energy from an action such as friction.
About.com Chemistry 2010
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The spectrum of the light produced from the triboluminescence of sugar is the same as the spectrum of lightning. islero - 4th Generation Tape Hiss
Generation Tapes | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
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The process is triboluminescence and a great photo appears on the wonderful blog Photo Synthesis
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The process is triboluminescence and a great photo appears on the wonderful blog Photo Synthesis
photography 2010
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The process is triboluminescence and a great photo appears on the wonderful blog Photo Synthesis
tingilinde: 2009
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Now I play with polygons and polynomials and I crunch on Wint-O-Green LifeSavers in my closet to demonstrate triboluminescence.
Sadie Hawkins Day 2008
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No matter what you think, you can NOT do homework in bed triboluminescence
Everything2 New Writeups avalyn 2009
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