NOUN | phenomenon | phosphorescence | a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased |
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Sounds | faa.sfereh'sahns | |
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Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... |
Meaning | A fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased. | |
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Broader | fluorescence | light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength |
Spanish | fosforescencia | |
Catalan | fosforescència | |
Adjectives | phosphorescent | emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous |
Verbs | phosphoresce | to exhibit phosphorescence |
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