thermoluminescence
noun
thermoluminescence is spelled T-H-E-R-M-O-L-U-M-I-N-E-S-C-E-N-C-E: 18 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thermoluminescence means “The release of previously absorbed radiation upon being heated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thermoluminescence is thermoluminescences.
How many letters and syllables are in thermoluminescence?
| Letters | 18: T-H-E-R-M-O-L-U-M-I-N-E-S-C-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 thermoluminescence?
Thermoluminescence appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 thermoluminescence?
- General-American
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Yangolin-thermoluminescence.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of thermoluminescence
- thermoluminescences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thermoluminescence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The release of previously absorbed radiation upon being heated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does thermoluminescence come from?
From thermo- + luminescence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).