phosphorescence
English
Etymology
From phosphorescent.
Pronunciation
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- Homophone: phosphorescents
Noun
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.
- 2002, Barbara Vine, Grasshopper, page 138:
Translations
emission of light without heat
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See also
phosphorescence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- luminescence