fluence

CEFRC2

/ˈfluence/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The total energy delivered by radiation to a surface.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A magical or mysterious force; hypnotic power; energy.

Examples

  • Fluence is the time integral of flux.

  • a voluble and ſmart fluence of Tongue,

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A measure of particle flux (or that of a pulse of electromagnetic radiation)

More examples

In context

  • I don't say she would have done anything, if it had come to the point; but the fluence was on, and she got me hot.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Scientists measured the photon blank to determine the total energy delivered by the laser.

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Origin

noun

From French fluence.