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Meaning of "phosphorescence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHOSPHORESCENCE

phosphorescence  [ˌfɒsfəˈrɛsəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHOSPHORESCENCE

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Phosphorescence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHOSPHORESCENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

phosphorescence

Phosphorescence

Phosphorescence is a specific type of photoluminescence related to fluorescence. Unlike fluorescence, a phosphorescent material does not immediately re-emit the radiation it absorbs. The slower time scales of the re-emission are associated with "forbidden" energy state transitions in quantum mechanics. As these transitions occur very slowly in certain materials, absorbed radiation may be re-emitted at a lower intensity for up to several hours after the original excitation. Commonly seen examples of phosphorescent materials are the glow-in-the-dark toys, paint, and clock dials that glow for some time after being charged with a bright light such as in any normal reading or room light. Typically the glowing then slowly fades out within minutes in a dark room. The study of phosphorescent materials led to the discovery of radioactivity in 1896. Ironically, white phosphorus does not actually exhibit this property, but rather chemiluminescence.

Definition of phosphorescence in the English dictionary

The first definition of phosphorescence in the dictionary is a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation producing it has stopped. Other definition of phosphorescence is a fluorescence for which the average lifetime of the excited atoms is greater than 10–8 seconds. Phosphorescence is also the light emitted in phosphorescence.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHOSPHORESCENCE


accrescence
əˈkrɛsəns
adolescence
ˌædəˈlɛsəns
adularescence
əˌdjʊləˈrɛsəns
arborescence
ˌɑːbəˈrɛsəns
calorescence
ˌkæləˈrɛsəns
concrescence
kənˈkrɛsəns
decrescence
dɪˈkrɛsəns
efflorescence
ˌɛflɔːˈrɛsəns
electroluminescence
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌluːmɪˈnɛsəns
essence
ˈɛsəns
excrescence
ɪkˈskrɛsəns
florescence
flɔːˈrɛsəns
fluorescence
ˌflʊəˈrɛsəns
immunofluorescence
ˌɪmjʊnəʊflʊəˈrɛsəns
inflorescence
ˌɪnflɔːˈrɛsəns
luminescence
ˌluːmɪˈnɛsəns
quintessence
kwɪnˈtɛsəns
vaporescence
ˌveɪpəˈrɛsəns
virescence
vɪˈrɛsəns
vitrescence
vɪˈtrɛsəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHOSPHORESCENCE

phosphor
phosphor bronze
phosphorate
phosphoresce
phosphorescent
phosphorescently
phosphoret
phosphoretted
phosphoric
phosphoric acid
phosphoric anhydride
phosphoric(V) acid
phosphorise
phosphorism
phosphorite
phosphoritic
phosphorize
phosphorolyses
phosphorolysis
phosphorolytic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHOSPHORESCENCE

at your convenience
car licence
chemiluminescence
coalescence
concupiscence
dehiscence
driving licence
effervescence
evanescence
gaming licence
innocence
licence
magnificence
obsolescence
photoluminescence
provisional driving licence
reminiscence
renascence
road-fund licence
senescence
translucence

Synonyms and antonyms of phosphorescence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «phosphorescence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHOSPHORESCENCE

Find out the translation of phosphorescence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of phosphorescence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «phosphorescence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

磷光
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fosforescencia
570 millions of speakers

English

phosphorescence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्फुरदीप्ति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تفسفر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фосфоресценции
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fosforescência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রস্ফুরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

phosphorescence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Phosphorescence
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Phosphoreszenz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リン光
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인광
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Phosphorescence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lân quang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெப்பம் இன்றி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉस्प्रोरेसन्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fosforlanma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fosforescenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fosforescencja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фосфоресценції
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fosforescență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φωσφορισμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fosforessensie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fosforescens
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

phosphorescence
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phosphorescence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOSPHORESCENCE»

The term «phosphorescence» is normally little used and occupies the 116.319 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOSPHORESCENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «phosphorescence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «phosphorescence» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about phosphorescence

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHOSPHORESCENCE»

Discover the use of phosphorescence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phosphorescence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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FLUORESCENCE AND PHOSPHORESCENCE (SET PRICE OF 34 BOOKS)
The remainder of the book surveys methods of both organic and inorganic analytes using natural flourescence or the formation of flourescent derivatives.
David Rendell, 2008
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Principles of Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Luminescence is formally divided into two categories—fluores cence and phosphorescence—depending on the nature of the excited state. In excited singlet states, the electron in the excited orbital is paired (by opposite spin) to the second ...
Joseph R. Lakowicz, 2007
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Photochemistry of Organic Compounds: From Concepts to Practice
Few compounds emit substantial phosphorescence in solution; biacetyl is a well- known exception to the rule. Phosphorescence lifetimes tend to be much longer ( milliseconds) than fluorescencelifetimes (nanoseconds;seeSection2.1.1) ...
Petr Klán, Jakob Wirz, 2009
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Modulation of Molecular Mobility in Sucrose-based Amorphous ...
Phosphorescence probes of the glassy state in amorphous sucrose. Biotechnol. Prog. 11, 540-544. Shalaev, E.Y. and Zografi, G. 1996. How does residual water affect the solid-state degradation of drugs in the amorphous state? J. Pharm. Sci.
Yumin You, 2007
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Acetone Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence and ...
A series of controlled experiments were designed, and the experimental data were used to validate existing fluorescence yield models. In addition to extending acetone fluorescence, this work also explored acetone phosphorescence as part  ...
Thao T. Tran, 2008
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Handbook of Pharmaceutical Analysis
The return of molecules from the lowest triplet state to the ground state may be accompanied by a long-duration light emission known as phosphorescence. Phosphorescence, like fluorescence, is most often observed in molecules having rigid ...
Lena Ohannesian, Anthony Streeter, 2001
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Practical Fluorescence, Second Edition
However, protective matrix effects and/or increased rigidity of the matrix resulting from increasing sodium acetate content permitted enhanced room temperature phosphorescence intensity with maximum room temperature phosphorescence ...
George G. Guilbault, 1990
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Phosphor Handbook
The mechanism for long persistent phosphorescence can be explained in terms of a simplified three-level diagram including a ground state, an excited state, and a metastable trapping state for the active electron (Figure 7). Phosphorescence ...
Shigeo(decease) Shionoya, William M. Yen, Hajime Yamamoto, 2006
9
Methods in Protein Structure and Stability Analysis: ...
The phosphorescence yield for protein and model indole compounds is sensitive to the matrix glass transition. Phosphorescence emission spectra are resolved and shift only slightly in different solvents or temperature, as predicted by the ...
Vladimir N. Uversky, Evgeniĭ Anatolʹevich Permi︠a︡kov, 2007
10
Photophysical and Photochemical Properties of Aromatic Compounds
The phosphorescence spectra of halogenated benzenes in rigid glass solution are in general very different from the spectra of benzene, toluene, and phenol, in contrast to the phosphorescence spectra of halogenated naphthalenes which are  ...
Jacob Malkin, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHOSPHORESCENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phosphorescence is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Fresh Air' Remembers 'Billy Bathgate' Author E L. Doctorow
... and you could see the water churning up phosphorescence in the river, which was the only light there was because there was no moon or no ... «Spokane Public Radio, Jul 15»
2
Photoredox catalysis mechanisms seen in new light
One source of inefficiency is re-emission of the photon via phosphorescence, which the team used luminescence quenching measurements to ... «Royal Society of Chemistry, Jul 15»
3
Charles Bradley and Phosphorescent sign on for Freewheelin Music …
Phosphorescence, aka indie-folk artist Matthew Houck, is also Brooklyn-based. His album, Pride, was chosen as the Number 12 album of 2007 ... «Colorado Springs Independent, Jul 15»
4
The travel tales of Houzz managing director Jason Chuck
There was one cook and a guitarist, but most memorable were the sheer number of stars overhead, and the phosphorescence shooting like ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
5
Maine students learn the ropes of the 'wind machines'
The 17-year-old from Lyman noticed the sea was beginning to glow with phosphorescence when four dolphins suddenly went streaking below ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
6
Pigments and Dyes Market - Global Size, Trends, Growth Analysis …
Pigmentation is entirely different from fluorescence, phosphorescence, and other forms of luminescence, where materials emit light . Dyes are ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
7
Whale of a trip
A Cheshire cat-style crescent moon and a glorious carpet of stars light our ride to the dive-site across the bay, and phosphorescence shimmers in the water as ... «Divernet, Jul 15»
8
National Anthem Or Lullaby Of Scoundreldon
An institution where Nigerians read and quote from the Bible, the Korean, the Talmud, etc with cerebral phosphorescence, but cannot sing our ... «Nigerian Observer, Jul 15»
9
Verisante Enters Amended Licensing Agreement With the BC …
... breath for disease screening, in addition to phosphorescence and fluorescence of materials and interaction of ionizing radiation with matter. «Stockhouse, Jul 15»
10
Current status of phosphorescent organic light-emitting devices
The energy efficiency of OLED lighting arises from two core technology components: phosphorescence and optical outcoupling technologies. «SPIE Newsroom, Jun 15»

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