Meaning of PHOSPHORESCENCE
| Pronunciation: | | `fâsfu'resuns
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| | Definition: | | [n] a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased |
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| | Definition: | | \Phos`phor*es"cence\, n. [Cf. F.
phosphorescence.]
1. The quality or state of being phosphorescent; or the act
of phosphorescing.
2. A phosphoric light.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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