noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
passing one's time; spending time
Formal or literary term, used mainly in letters to describe how one spends one's days.
ご無沙汰しておりますが、いかがお消光でしょうか。
It's been a while; how have you been spending your time?
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
extinction of light; light extinction
Physics term for the reduction or loss of light intensity, e.g., in interstellar or atmospheric contexts.
星間塵による消光が観測された。
Extinction of light due to interstellar dust was observed.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
quenching of fluorescence; fluorescence quenching
Chemistry term for the decrease in fluorescence intensity caused by a quenching agent.
この化合物は蛍光の消光を引き起こす。
This compound causes quenching of fluorescence.