photoluminescence
noun
photoluminescence is spelled P-H-O-T-O-L-U-M-I-N-E-S-C-E-N-C-E: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, photoluminescence means “luminescence following the absorption of a photon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of photoluminescence is photoluminescences.
How many letters and syllables are in photoluminescence?
| Letters | 17: P-H-O-T-O-L-U-M-I-N-E-S-C-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is photoluminescence?
Photoluminescence appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce photoluminescence?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-photoluminescence.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of photoluminescence
- photoluminescences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does photoluminescence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
luminescence following the absorption of a photon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Photoluminescence in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense luminescence due to photon absorption:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | fotoluminiscencia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does photoluminescence come from?
From photo- + luminescence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).