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Archaeol.a method of dating archaeological specimens, chiefly pottery, by measuring the radiation given off by ceramic materials as they are heated.[1965-70]
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thermoluminescence — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1897 1. phosphorescence developed in a previously excited substance upon gentle heating 2. the determination of the age of old material (as pottery) by the amount of thermoluminescence it… … New Collegiate Dictionary
thermoluminescence — thermoluminescent, adj. /therr moh looh meuh nes euhns/, n. Physics. phosphorescence produced by the heating of a substance. [1895 1900; THERMO + LUMINESCENCE] * * * Emission of light from certain heated substances as a result of previous… … Universalium
thermoluminescence — noun the property of some ceramics and other materials of becoming luminescent when pretreated and heated, used as a means of dating ancient artefacts. Derivatives thermoluminescent adjective … English new terms dictionary
