Found 2 items, similar to phosphorescence.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: phosphorescence
phosphorescence
n : a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation
has ceased
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Phosphorescence
Phosphorescence
\Phos`phor*es"cence\, n. [Cf. F.
phosphorescence.]
1. The quality or state of being phosphorescent; or the act
of phosphorescing.
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2. A phosphoric light.
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