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Since we can produce all types of light by means of hot bodies, we can ascribe, to the radiation in thermal equilibrium with hot bodies, the temperature of these bodies, and thus every radiation, even that issuing from a phosphorescent body, has a certain temperature for every colour.
Wilhelm Wien

Meaning of "phosphorescent" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHOSPHORESCENT

phosphorescent  [ˌfɒsfəˈrɛsənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHOSPHORESCENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Phosphorescent is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PHOSPHORESCENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

phosphorescent

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 phosphorescent in the English dictionary

The definition of phosphorescent in the dictionary is exhibiting or having the property of phosphorescence.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHOSPHORESCENT


accrescent
æˈkrɛsənt
adularescent
əˌdjʊləˈrɛsənt
antidepressant
ˌæntɪdɪˈprɛsənt
arborescent
ˌɑːbəˈrɛsənt
calorescent
ˌkæləˈrɛsənt
crescent
ˈkrɛsənt
decrescent
dɪˈkrɛsənt
depressant
dɪˈprɛsənt
excrescent
ɪkˈskrɛsənt
florescent
flɔːˈrɛsənt
fluorescent
ˌflʊəˈrɛsənt
glabrescent
ɡleɪˈbrɛsənt
labradorescent
ˌlæbrədɔːˈrɛsənt
nigrescent
naɪˈɡrɛsənt
nonfluorescent
ˌnɒnflʊəˈrɛsənt
putrescent
pjuːˈtrɛsənt
subarborescent
ˌsʌbɑːbəˈrɛsənt
suppressant
səˈprɛsənt
virescent
vɪˈrɛsənt
vitrescent
vɪˈtrɛsənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHOSPHORESCENT

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHOSPHORESCENT

adolescent
ascent
chemiluminescent
convalescent
descent
effervescent
Fertile Crescent
incandescent
iridescent
line of descent
luminescent
nascent
photoluminescent
prepubescent
quiescent
recent
Red Crescent
reminiscent
scent
senescent
the crescent

Synonyms and antonyms of phosphorescent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «phosphorescent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHOSPHORESCENT

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

Translator English - Chinese

磷光
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fosforescente
570 millions of speakers

English

phosphorescent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्फुरदीप्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفسفورية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фосфоресцирующие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fosforescente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুপ্রভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

phosphorescent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Phosphorescent
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

phosphoreszierend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

燐光
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인광
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Phosphorescent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có phát quang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒளியுமிழும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉस्फोरसेंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fosfor gibi ışıldayan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fosforescente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fosforyzujące
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фосфоресціюючі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fosforescent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φωσφορίζοντα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Phosphorescent
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fosforescerande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

phosphorescent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phosphorescent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOSPHORESCENT»

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

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QUOTES WITH «PHOSPHORESCENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word phosphorescent.
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Wilhelm Wien
Since we can produce all types of light by means of hot bodies, we can ascribe, to the radiation in thermal equilibrium with hot bodies, the temperature of these bodies, and thus every radiation, even that issuing from a phosphorescent body, has a certain temperature for every colour.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHOSPHORESCENT»

Discover the use of phosphorescent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phosphorescent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Highly Efficient OLEDs with Phosphorescent Materials
This monograph on organic light emitting diodes, edited by a pioneer, and written by front-line researchers from academia and industry, provides access to the latest findings in this rapidly growing field.
Hartmut Yersin, 2008
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Phosphorescent Oxygen-Sensitive Probes
This book will provide a systematic overview of the existing and emerging O2 sensing technologies in their
Dmitri Papkovsky, Alexander V. Zhdanov, Andreas Fercher, 2012
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Living Lights: A Popular Account of Phosphorescent Animals ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger PublishingAcentsa -a centss Legacy Reprint Series.
Charles Frederick Holder, 2010
4
Computational Studies of Bonding and Phosphorescent ...
John J. Determan. Two criteria which are important in defining metallophilic interactions are bond length and dissociation energy. These criteria must be modeled free of method error and remain systematic independent of system size to show ...
John J. Determan, 2008
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SPE/ANTEC 2000 Proceedings
A new super-phosphorescent additive represents a breakthrough in the use of phosphorescence for plastic products. The new additive provides a substantially longer glow time than conventional zinc sulfide phosphorescent additives.
Spe, 2000
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Color and Light in Nature
3.4 Red tide and phosphorescent seas 75 3.4 Red tide and phosphorescent seas During warm days the ocean sometimes develops rust-colored patches. Known as the red tide, this color comes from plankton bloom, a sudden population ...
David K. Lynch, William Charles Livingston, 2001
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Introduction to Flat Panel Displays
Since the phosphorescent materials cannot cover the whole visible spectrum ( especially the pure blue region), a combination of fluorescent and phosphorescent emitters is needed to harvest the excitons or to sensitize the triplet recombination ...
Jiun-Haw Lee, David N. Liu, Shin-Tson Wu, 2008
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Great Experiments in Physics: Firsthand Accounts from ...
An optical photographic plate, sensitive to visible light. Compfes Rendus, 122 t page 501. The plates or crusts apparently were obtained by crystallization from solution. At a previous meeting, M. Ch. Henry announced that phosphorescent zinc ...
Morris H. Shamos, 1987
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New Scientist
the phenomenon of the "phosphorescent wheel", which can be observed occasionally in the Indian Ocean, has been described several times, most recently by W. Rutherford (The Marine Observer, Vol. 30, No. 189, p. 128). It is a glowing of the ...
10
Successful Walleye Fishing: The Complete How-To Guide for ...
You can buy crankbaits and jig heads coated with phosphorescent paint and soft- plastic tails with phosphorescence molded in. Phosphorescent The best lures for these waters usually produce sound or vibration. Crankbaits and vibrating ...
Creative Publishing International, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHOSPHORESCENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phosphorescent is used in the context of the following news items.
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Weekly calendar of Athens area events
Participants can see the lightning bud display in July, search for glow worms and phosphorescent fungus and hear the frogs, cicadas and ... «Online Athens, Jul 15»
2
The Punch Brothers set to deliver knockout show
... but their string-driven musical intelligence, as The Phosphorescent Blues demonstrates, ensures that a prelude by Scriabin might give way to ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
3
A Playlist For Newborns
... to classics by Louis Armstrong and John Denver and softer songs by contemporary artists like My Morning Jacket and Phosphorescent. «NPR, Jul 15»
4
Check Out This Cool Car That Glows in the Dark & Tracks Heart Rate
The technology feature phosphorescent paint made by American paint expert Lumilor. The system was made by initially measuring and ... «Latinos Post, Jul 15»
5
Irish Lives: Butterfly hunting on Strangford Lough
He recalls other trips on the lough with Cad Óg: “I remember one night watching phosphorescent plankton in the calm waters. “The whole water ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
6
Town's Salmon Jam causes delight.
On the fringes of the tent, a girl blew phosphorescent bubbles. As one lady would remark two days later, "I think we can call this year's Salmon ... «Cordova Times, Jul 15»
7
A Week in the Life of Physicist Frank Wilczek
They flash in interesting patterns, and we're bathed in ultraviolet light, lending an eerie glow to phosphorescent decorations, menus and ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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Your Weekend Playlist: July
Turns out Phosphorescent has other hidden gems, and I choose to listen to this gentle tune before I close my eyes for the night. It's simple ... «Cincinnati CityBeat, Jul 15»
9
1000-plus attend gem, rock event in Cody
In a curtained-off area just off the lobby was a blacklight display of phosphorescent rocks. Weighing 185 pounds, the biggest specimen came ... «Cody Enterprise, Jul 15»
10
Share “Nature to light up during Martin Park's...”
The woods of Martin Park Nature Center, 5000 W Memorial Road, will glow with phosphorescent green Saturday during the park's firefly hike. «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»

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