re-emit

(ˌriːɪˈmɪt)

vb (tr)

to emit again

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They just absorb blue light, transform it, and re-emit it as a different bright color, most as red, orange, or green.

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The team from the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory coated tiny particles with an organic dye, which greatly enhances their ability to capture near-infrared light and re-emit it as visible light.

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It is deemed rare for amphibians like frogs to exhibit fluorescence, the ability for something to absorb light at short wavelengths and re-emit it in a longer period of time.

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Some dark pigments stay just as cool as white thanks to fluorescence, which occurs when fluorescent materials immediately re-emit absorbed light.

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In an LSC, luminescent species absorb the solar radiation which then re-emit the light at a longer wavelength.

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Second, certain sorptive-based IPPT may re-emit captured VOCs upon saturation and subsequently become a source of indoor pollution themselves.

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The object will also re-emit the same 80 units into the cavity.

A re-examination of Kirchhoff's Law of thermal radiation in relation to recent criticisms

Various fluorophore compounds absorb light of a specific wavelength and re-emit light at longer wavelengths.

UV light on ice and open water

These agents absorb light in the ultraviolet region of the spectrum and re-emit light in the blue region, thus increasing the intensity of short-wavelength light, which may be perceived by deer against an otherwise darker background."

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In recent years, the research team has discovered that many fishes absorb the remaining blue light and re-emit it in neon greens, reds, and oranges.

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This behavior is very similar to that of optical brighteners, which absorb UV light and re-emit it at the blue end of the visible spectrum.