fluorescence

Summary

fluorescence ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (477 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• fluorescence is a type of luminescence^[2].
• fluorescence is a type of color^[3].
• fluorescence's Commons category is recorded as Fluorescence^[4].
• fluorescence's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fluorescence^[5].
• fluorescence's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[6].
• fluorescence's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[7].
• fluorescence's manifestation of is recorded as fluorophore^[8].
• fluorescence's different from is recorded as luminescence^[9].
• fluorescence's different from is recorded as phosphorescence^[10].
• fluorescence's different from is recorded as bioluminescence^[11].
• fluorescence's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include luminescence^[2] and color^[3].

Influence

Things named for fluorescence include fluorescent lamp^[13] and fluorescence microscope^[14].

Why It Matters

fluorescence ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (477 views/month).^[1] fluorescence has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] fluorescence is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]

Entities named for fluorescence include fluorescent lamp^[13] and fluorescence microscope^[14].