thermoluminescence

In physics terms the difference between thermoluminescence and incandescence

is that thermoluminescence is the release of previously absorbed radiation upon being heated while incandescence is the emission of visible light by a hot body.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and thermoluminescence

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while thermoluminescence is (physics) the release of previously absorbed radiation upon being heated.

In physics terms the difference between thermoluminescence and photoluminescence

is that thermoluminescence is the release of previously absorbed radiation upon being heated while photoluminescence is luminescence following the absorption of a photon.