luminescence

As nouns the difference between gloss and luminescence

is that gloss is (uncountable) a surface shine or luster/lustre or gloss can be (countable) a foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word requiring explanation while luminescence is (physics) any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.

As a verb gloss

is to give a gloss or sheen to or gloss can be to add a gloss to (a text).

In physics|lang=en terms the difference between luminescence and illuminance

is that luminescence is (physics) any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body while illuminance is (physics) the luminous flux incident on unit area of a surface; measured in lux or lumens.

As nouns the difference between luminescence and illuminance

is that luminescence is (physics) any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body while illuminance is (physics) the luminous flux incident on unit area of a surface; measured in lux or lumens.

As nouns the difference between illuminant and luminescence

is that illuminant is something that illuminates while luminescence is (physics) any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.

In physics|lang=en terms the difference between luminescence and incandescence

is that luminescence is (physics) any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body while incandescence is (physics) the emission of visible light by a hot body.

As nouns the difference between luminescence and incandescence

is that luminescence is (physics) any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body while incandescence is (physics) the emission of visible light by a hot body.

As nouns the difference between luminescence and glow

is that luminescence is (physics) any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body while glow is the state of a glowing object.

As a verb glow is

to give off light from heat or to emit light as if heated.

As nouns the difference between luminescence and luminance

is that luminescence is any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body while luminance is the quality of being luminous.

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.

As nouns the difference between luminescence and hallucination

is that luminescence is (physics) any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body while hallucination is a sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens; a delusion.

In physics terms the difference between luminosity and luminescence

is that luminosity is the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor while luminescence is any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.

As nouns the difference between luminosity and luminescence

is that luminosity is the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance while luminescence is any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.

As nouns the difference between luminescence and illumination

is that luminescence is (physics) any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body while illumination is the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.