"phosphor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɒsfə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɑsfɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-phosphor.wav Forms: phosphors [plural]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin phosphorus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} phosphor (countable and uncountable, plural phosphors)
  1. (chemistry) Any of various compounds of transition metals or of rare earths that exhibit phosphorescence. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (compound exhibiting phosphorescence): фосфоресцент (fosforescent) [masculine] (Bulgarian), loisteaine (Finnish), φώσφορος (fósforos) [masculine] (Greek), luminofor [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-phosphor-en-noun-Q0Ju8Xhh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 16 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 29 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 29 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 22 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 35 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 35 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 25 41 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 36 41 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'compound exhibiting phosphorescence': 62 11 28
  2. (chemistry, obsolete) Phosphorus. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-phosphor-en-noun-lPKPTfn0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 16 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 29 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 29 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 22 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 35 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 35 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 25 41 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 36 41 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (proper noun, obsolete) The planet Venus, when appearing as a morning star Tags: countable, obsolete, proper-noun, uncountable
    Sense id: en-phosphor-en-noun-UM56PVwJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 16 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 29 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 29 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 22 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 35 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 35 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 25 41 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 36 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: phosphore [archaic] Related terms: phosphoric

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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