Fluence Meaning
/ˈfluence/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounFluency
nounA measure of particle flux (or that of a pulse of electromagnetic radiation)
Sentence Examples
Fluence is the time integral of flux.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Scientists measured the photon ____ to determine the total energy delivered by the laser.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In physics, ____ refers to the energy delivered per unit area by a stream of particles.
Word Origin & History
From French fluence.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"a voluble and ſmart fluence of Tongue,"
— 1641, John Milton, Animadversions upon the Remonstrants Defence against Smectymnuus; republished in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, […], volume I, Amsterdam [actually London: s.n.], 1698, →OCLC, page 139:
"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."
— 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 191:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Scientists measured the photon ____ to determine the total energy delivered by the laser.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
In physics, ____ refers to the energy delivered per unit area by a stream of particles.