Definition of PHOSPHORESCENCE

phosphorescence

Meanings

Plural: phosphorescences

Noun

  • a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased
  • The emission of light without any perceptible heat; the quality of being phosphorescent.

Origin / Etymology

From phosphorescent.
Morphologically phosphoresce + -ence.

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