Phosphorescent

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Shining with a faint light or luminosity like that of phosphorus; luminous without sensible heat.
  • noun. A substance having the property of phosphorescence, or luminosity without heat.
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  • adjective. Shining with a phosphoric light; luminous without sensible heat.
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  • adjective. Having the property of emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away, e.g., in electrostatic storage tubes and cathode-ray tubes.
  • noun. A phosphorescent substance.
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  • adjective. emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous
    • Word Usage
    "Extract from a letter by Mr. S.C. Patterson, second officer of the P. and O. steamship _Delta_: a spectacle which the _Journal_ continues to call phosphorescent:"
    cross-reference
    phosphorescent dial  
    Equivalent
    light  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    blue-green  blue-white  bluish  crystalline  fluorescent  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    luminescent  
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