phosphorescence
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fəˈrɛs noun
1.
the property of being luminous at temperatures below incandescence, as from slow oxidation in the case of phosphorus or after exposure to light or other radiation.
2.
a luminous appearance resulting from this.
3.
any luminous radiation emitted from a substance after the removal of the exciting agent.
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phosphorescence (ˌfɒsfəˈrɛsəns) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | physics |
| a. a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation producing it has stopped | |
| b. a fluorescence for which the average lifetime of the excited atoms is greater than 10--8 seconds | |
| 2. | the light emitted in phosphorescence |
| 3. | Compare fluorescence the emission of light during a chemical reaction, such as bioluminescence, in which insufficient heat is evolved to cause fluorescence |
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Medical Dictionary
phosphorescence phos·pho·res·cence (fŏs'fə-rěs'əns)
n.
Persistent emission of light following exposure to and removal of incident radiation.
Emission of light without burning or by very slow burning without appreciable heat, as from the slow oxidation of phosphorous.
phos'pho·res'cent adj.
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phosphorescence (fŏs'fə-rěs'əns) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
The outrigger sliced through waves that glowed with the phosphorescence of small plankton.
The city, as a local wit has said, gives off the phosphorescence of decay.
These organisms dart away from boats, leaving eerie blue-white trails of phosphorescence.
And soon the grazing pasture erupted in places with bright soft intermittent flashes, a lemon phosphorescence.
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