phosphorescent
pronunciation
How to pronounce phosphorescent in British English:
UK [ˌfɒsfəˈresnt]
How to pronounce phosphorescent in American English:
US [ˌfɑsfəˈresnt]
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- Adjective:
- emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous
Word Origin
- phosphorescent (adj.)
- 1766, from Modern Latin phosphorus (see phosphorus) + -escent. Related: Phosphorescently.
Example
- 1. According to LG , its OLED panels will use florescent materials until2011 and then move to phosphorescent materials after2012 .
- 2. The results indicated that the luminescent PP with aluminates-class long phosphorescent powders did not belong among the radioactive materials .
- 3. Advances in phosphorescent materials of rare-earths ions doped silicate system
- 4. Cathode-ray tube ( CRT ): Vacuum tube that produces images when its phosphorescent surface is struck by electron Beams .
- 5. Study on electroluminescence characteristic of a new phosphorescent materials