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fluorescence collapse: light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength

luminescence collapse: light from nonthermal sources; light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures

phosphorescence collapse: a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased

fata morgana collapse: a mirage in the Strait of Messina (attributed to the Arthurian sorcerer Morgan le Fay)

phosphor collapse: a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubes

wisp collapse: a small tuft or lock; "wisps of hair"; a flock of snipe; a small bundle of straw or hay; a small person; "a mere wisp of a girl"

self-deception collapse: a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it

chimera collapse: a grotesque product of the imagination; (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon

ignition collapse: the act of setting something on fire; the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine; the process of initiating combustion or catching fire

combustion collapse: a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light; a state of violent disturbance and excitement; "combustion grew until revolt was unavoidable"

pipe dream collapse: a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"

daydream collapse: have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; "She looked out the window, daydreaming"

backfire collapse: a miscalculation that recoils on its maker; a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path; a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine; set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire; emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time"; come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"

illusion collapse: something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"; an erroneous mental representation

vapor collapse: a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance

autism collapse: (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people

delusion collapse: the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas; a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination"; (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary

dream collapse: a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality; "he went about his work as if in a dream"; a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep; "I had a dream about you last night"; imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality"; someone or something wonderful; "this dessert is a dream"; have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy; experience while sleeping; "She claims to never dream"; "He dreamt a strange scene"

flicker collapse: North American woodpecker; a momentary flash of light; move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"; flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off"; shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered"

bubble collapse: a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; an impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble"; a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide); form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling"

beacon collapse: a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships; a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance; guide with a beacon; shine like a beacon

flame collapse: criticize harshly, on the e-mail; be in flames or aflame; "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset"

blaze collapse: a light-colored marking; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes"; a strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly"; indicate by marking trees with blazes; "blaze a trail"; move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space"; burn brightly and intensely; "The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze"; shine brightly and intensively; "Meteors blazed across the atmosphere"

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