thermoluminescence
French, noun\tɛʁ.mo.ly.mi.nɛ.sɑ̃s\
thermoluminescence is spelled T-H-E-R-M-O-L-U-M-I-N-E-S-C-E-N-C-E (18 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written French, the 164,661st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Thermoluminescence is a French feminine noun meaning “thermoluminescence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Phénomène par lequel des matériaux transforment de l’énergie calorifique en lumière”.
What does thermoluminescence mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethermoluminescence
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Phénomène par lequel des matériaux transforment de l’énergie calorifique en lumière.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of thermoluminescence
- thermoluminescences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce thermoluminescence?
- \tɛʁ.mo.ly.mi.nɛ.sɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is thermoluminescence in French?
thermoluminescence appears about once in every 26 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).