fluorescence          
noun [ U ]  physics specialized uk/flɔːˈres.əns/ us/flɔːˈres.əns/
 荧光
light produced by a substance that has absorbed light or other radiation, which has a longer wavelength than the light that has been absorbed
  The compound emits blue fluorescence.  这种化合物发出蓝色的荧光。 
  荧光现象
the quality of absorbing light of a short wavelength and producing light of a longer wavelength
  The mechanisms of fluorescence have applications in television, fluorescent lighting, and radiography. 荧光现象的原理被应用在电视、荧光照明和放射医学方面。 
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 - They check the samples under a microscope for bright-green fluorescence.
 - The sky glared with the blanched fluorescence of a shaving light.
 - This phenomenon, known as daylight fluorescence, is common to fluorite from many Weardale locations.
 - UV radiation is often used in visible spectrophotometry to determine the existence of fluorescence in a given sample.
 - When submitted to UV light, the image seems to dim the natural fluorescence of the cloth.