Saturday Word: Sonoluminescence
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1word1dayson·o·lu·mi·ne·scence [sŏn'ə-lo͞o'mə-nĕsʹəns]:
origin: [1934] Latin; sonare= resound + luminescere= shine.
noun
"Star in a jar." - Prof. Seth Putterman, PhD in physics.
A currently somewhat inexplicable reaction, made when a sound wave is passed through a bubble suspended in liquid, causing the bubble to expand, then collapse (cavitation), then burst into a bright light; bubble fusion!
Watch and see for yourself.
Last Week's Word: Dacha & Zoopraxiscope
origin: [1934] Latin; sonare= resound + luminescere= shine.
noun
"Star in a jar." - Prof. Seth Putterman, PhD in physics.
A currently somewhat inexplicable reaction, made when a sound wave is passed through a bubble suspended in liquid, causing the bubble to expand, then collapse (cavitation), then burst into a bright light; bubble fusion!
Watch and see for yourself.
Last Week's Word: Dacha & Zoopraxiscope
