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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
is always a great word to know.
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Example Sentences
- The covering of dirt was so thin that at night a strange phosphorescence emanated from the ground.
- The outrigger sliced through waves that glowed with the phosphorescence of small plankton.
- At night, they may dive for schooling squid that are visible because of their phosphorescence.
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World English Dictionary
| phosphorescence (ˌfɒsfəˈrɛsəns) | |
| —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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Science Dictionary
phosphorescence  (fŏs'fə-rěs'əns) Pronunciation Key
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