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Having the property of emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away, e.g., in electrostatic storage tubes and cathode-ray tubes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: briny
Antonyms: none provided
A phosphorescent substance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
From phosphorus + -escent. It's interesting to note that phosphorus is not phosphorescent. Some phosphoric mixtures can be luminescent through chemical reactions, but none exhibit literal phosphorescence.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
фосфоресцентен
(fosforescenten)
— emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away
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Bulgarian:
фосфоресциращ
(fosforescirašt)
— emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away
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Catalan:
fosforescent
— emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away
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Czech:
fosforeskující
— emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away
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Esperanto:
fosforeska
— emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away
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Finnish:
fosforoiva
— emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away
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French:
phosphorescent
— emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away
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Galician:
fosforescente
— emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away
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Greek:
φωσφορίζων
(fosforízon)
— emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away
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Italian:
fosforescente
— emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away
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Māori:
hinātore
— emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away
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Occitan:
fosforescent
— emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away
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Polish:
fosforescencyjny
— emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away
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Portuguese:
fosforescente
— emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away
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Spanish:
fosforescente
— emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away
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Tagalog:
mapospowanag
— emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away
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Welsh:
ffosfforeddol
— emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away
