phosphorescence
English edit
Etymology edit
From phosphorescent.
Morphologically phosphoresce + -ence.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfɒs.fəˈɹɛs.əns/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfɑs.fəˈɹɛs.əns/
- Homophone: phosphorescents
Noun edit
phosphorescence (countable and uncountable, plural phosphorescences)
- The emission of light without any perceptible heat; the quality of being phosphorescent.
- 2002, Barbara Vine, Grasshopper, page 138:
- We saw a round red sun rise over the City, paint the glassy towers with phosphorescence and, as it brightened and lost its shape, sprinkle across the sky feathers of pink and lilac.
Translations edit
emission of light without heat
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See also edit
- phosphorescence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- luminescence
French edit
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
phosphorescence f (plural phosphorescences)
Further reading edit
- “phosphorescence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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