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Luminescence vs Iridescence - What's the difference?

luminescence | iridescence |

As nouns the difference between luminescence and iridescence

is that luminescence is any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body while iridescence is the condition or state of being iridescent; exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; a prismatic play of color.

luminescence

English

(wikipedia luminescence)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (physics) Any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.

    • Derived terms

    * bioluminescence * cathodoluminescence * chemoluminescence * crystalloluminescence * electroluminescence * photoluminescence * radioluminescence / roentgenoluminescence * radiophotoluminescence * sonoluminescence * thermoluminescence

    Related terms

    * luminesce * luminescent

    See also

    * fluorescence * phosphorescence

    iridescence

    English

    (wikipedia iridescence)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The condition or state of being iridescent; exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; a prismatic play of color.
  • Any shimmer of glittering and changeable colors.

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