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noun
The emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles in a liquid when excited by sound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swenh2- Proto-Indo-European *swónh2os Latin sonus English sono- English luminescence English sonoluminescence From sono- + luminescence.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
