phosphorescent

Speech parts

1. phosphorescent - Noun

2. phosphorescent - Adjective

3. phosphorescent - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Shining with a phosphoric light; luminous without sensible heat.

A phosphorescent substance.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

phosphor light shining lucid lucent blazing phosphorescence rich bright burning brilliant vivid luminous fluorescent sunny
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Antonyms

black gray dark obscure pale dim
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Phrases with the word

phosphorescent material phosphorescent substance phosphorescent compound

Examples

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

I never accepted why there should be some invisible, wavy cutoff line separating Great Fiction from phosphorescent beauties and dollhouse miniatures, novels that contain a whole world in a snow globe. James Wolcott

the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood Source: Internet

According to Theofan, Paul Kurlov and Count Kokotsov he had "piercing" eyes; citation to Yusupov his eyes were "phosphorescent"; to Tamara Karsavina he had the eyes of a maniac; citation Elena Dzhanumova wrote in her diary, "What eyes he has! Source: Internet

Names and history The unit cell of baryte The radiating form, sometimes referred to as Bologna Stone, attained some notoriety among alchemists for the phosphorescent specimens found in the 17th century near Bologna by Vincenzo Casciarolo. Source: Internet

And then it comes crashing down, this white-hot phosphorescent thing called life. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

phosphoreous phosphoresce phosphorescence phosphorescently phosphoresidue phosphoresistant