Dictionary Definition
phosphorescence n : a fluorescence that persists
after the bombarding radiation has ceased
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Noun
- The emission of light without any perceptible heat; the quality of being phosphorescent.
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phosphorescence in Bengali: অনুপ্রভা
phosphorescence in Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Фосфарэсцэнцыя
phosphorescence in Bosnian:
Fosforescencija
phosphorescence in German: Phosphoreszenz
phosphorescence in Modern Greek (1453-):
Φωσφορισμός
phosphorescence in Spanish: Fosforescencia
phosphorescence in Persian: فسفرسانس
phosphorescence in French: Phosphorescence
phosphorescence in Galician:
Fosforescencia
phosphorescence in Italian: Fosforescenza
phosphorescence in Dutch: Fosforescentie
phosphorescence in Japanese: 燐光
phosphorescence in Polish: Fosforescencja
phosphorescence in Portuguese:
Fosforescência
phosphorescence in Russian: Фосфоресценция
phosphorescence in Slovak: Fosforescencia
phosphorescence in Finnish: Fosforesenssi
phosphorescence in Vietnamese: Lân quang
phosphorescence in Turkish: Fosforesans
phosphorescence in Ukrainian:
Фосфоресценція
phosphorescence in Chinese: 磷光
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
autoluminescence,
bioluminescence,
cathode luminescence, chemicoluminescence,
chemiluminescence,
corposant, crystalloluminescence,
double corposant, electroluminescence,
fata morgana, fluorescence, fox fire,
ignis fatuus, luciferase, luciferin, luminescence, luminophor, marshfire, noctiluscence, phosphor, photoluminescence,
radioluminescence,
thermoluminescence,
tribofluorescence,
triboluminescence,
tribophosphorescence,
wisp, witch
fire