phosphorescence

From phosphorescent. Morphologically phosphoresce +‎ -ence.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌfɒs.fəˈɹɛs.əns/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌfɑs.fəˈɹɛs.əns/

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• Homophone: phosphorescents

phosphorescence (countable and uncountable, plural phosphorescences)

1. The emission of light without any perceptible heat; the quality of being phosphorescent.
   • 1846, (unknown), “On the Theory of Photographic Action”, in Scientific American‎^[1], volume 2, number 13, page 104:

     Mr. Nott proceeded to say that "since the discovery of Photography, there is, perhaps, no branch of electrical physics more interest­ing than that which comprehends the pheno­mena of phosphorescence."

   • 2002, Barbara Vine, Grasshopper, page 138:

     We saw a round red sun rise over the City, paint the glassy towers with phosphorescence and, as it brightened and lost its shape, sprinkle across the sky feathers of pink and lilac.

• phosphorescence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• luminescence

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phosphorescence f (plural phosphorescences)

1. phosphorescence

• “phosphorescence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012