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phosphoresce

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌfɒs.fəˈɹɛs/
  • General-American: /ˌfɑs.fəˈɹɛs/
  • rhymes with -ɛs

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verb

Meaning 1

To exhibit phosphorescence

Definition sources: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract · Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: exhibit

History

Etymology

From phosphor + -esce, first coined c. 1794.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: фосфоресцирам (fosforesciram) — to exhibit phosphorescence
  • Dutch: fosforesceren — to exhibit phosphorescence
  • Esperanto: fosforeski — to exhibit phosphorescence
  • French: phosphorescer — to exhibit phosphorescence
  • German: nachleuchten — to exhibit phosphorescence
  • German: phosphoreszieren — to exhibit phosphorescence
  • Greek: φωσφορίζω (fosforízo) — to exhibit phosphorescence
  • Spanish: fosforescer — to exhibit phosphorescence
  • Swedish: fosforescera — to exhibit phosphorescence