phosphorescent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
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.
Meanings
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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.
So he imports this special breed of scorpions and feeds them on metal meal and the scorpions turned a phosphorescent blue color and sort of hummed.
1966 [1961], William S. Burroughs, The Soft Machine (The Nova Trilogy), New York: Grove Press, page 11:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more phosphorescent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most phosphorescent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
photophosphorescent · phosphorescence · semiphosphorescent · electrophosphorescent · phosphorescently
Relateds
phosphoroscope · phosphor · phosphoresce
Synonyms
Translations (17)
oc fosforescent (emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away) · ca fosforescent (emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away) · fi fosforoiva (emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away) · tl mapospowanag (emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away) · cy ffosfforeddol (emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away) · it fosforescente (emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away) · eo fosforeska (emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away) · es fosforescente (emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away) · bg фосфоресциращ (emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away) · mi hinātore (emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away) · fr phosphorescent (emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away) · bg фосфоресцентен (emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away) · cs fosforeskující (emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away) · pl fosforescencyjny (emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away) · el φωσφορίζων (emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away) · pt fosforescente (emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away) · gl fosforescente (emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away)