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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread triboluminescence #59915 03/06/2002 6:23 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass TRY boe+ or TRI boe+ the emission of light from various substances usu. in flashes due to grinding, crushing or tearing apart; thought to be due to plezoelectric discharge. from tribo-, stemming from a Greek root meaning friction, + luminescence, the low-temperature emission of light. this phenomenon is also called plezoluminescence. http://wordsmith.org/board/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=wordplay&Number=45223 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted triboluminescence tsuwm 03/06/2002 6:23 PM Re: triboluminescence Wordwind 03/07/2002 10:49 AM Re: triboluminescence stales 03/07/2002 11:08 AM Re: triboluminescence milum 03/07/2002 6:51 PM Re: triboluminescence tsuwm 03/07/2002 7:04 PM Re: triboluminescence milum 03/07/2002 9:05 PM Re: triboluminescence tsuwm 03/07/2002 9:09 PM Re: triboluminescence wwh 03/07/2002 9:25 PM Re: triboluminescence Keiva 03/07/2002 10:01 PM Re: triboluminescence TEd Remington 03/07/2002 4:13 PM Re: triboluminescence Keiva 03/07/2002 4:21 PM Re: triboluminescence tsuwm 03/07/2002 5:36 PM Re: triboluminescence Bean 03/08/2002 12:32 PM Re: triboluminescence Jackie 03/08/2002 12:43 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,261 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 9 LukeJavan8 2 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,122 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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