phosphorescence
English
editEtymology
editFrom phosphorescent.
Morphologically phosphoresce + -ence.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfɒs.fəˈɹɛs.əns/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfɑs.fəˈɹɛs.əns/
- Homophone: phosphorescents
Noun
editphosphorescence (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
editemission of light without heat
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See also
edit- phosphorescence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- luminescence
French
editPronunciation
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Noun
editphosphorescence 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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