"phosphorescence" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌfɒs.fəˈɹɛs.əns/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌfɑs.fəˈɹɛs.əns/ [General-American] Forms: phosphorescences [plural]
Etymology: From phosphorescent. Morphologically phosphoresce + -ence. Etymology templates: {{m|en|phosphorescent}} phosphorescent, {{suffix|en|phosphoresce|ence|nocat=1}} phosphoresce + -ence Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} phosphorescence (countable and uncountable, plural phosphorescences)
  1. The emission of light without any perceptible heat; the quality of being phosphorescent. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Light sources Related terms: luminescence Translations (emission of light without heat): অনুপ্রভা (onuprobha) (Bengali), фосфоресценция (fosforescencija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), fosforescència [feminine] (Catalan), 磷光 (línguāng) (Chinese Mandarin), fosforesenssi (Finnish), phosphorescence [feminine] (French), fosforescencia [feminine] (Galician), Nachleuchten [neuter] (German), Phosphoreszenz [feminine] (German), φωσφορισμός (fosforismós) [masculine] (Greek), méarnáil [feminine] (Irish), fosforescenza [feminine] (Italian), 燐光 (rinkō) (alt: りんこう) (Japanese), 인광 (in'gwang) (alt: 燐光) (Korean), porotitiwai (Maori), pūrātoke (Maori), hīnātore (Maori), fosforescens [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), fosforescens [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), fosforescéncia [feminine] (Occitan), fosforescencja [feminine] (Polish), fosforescência [feminine] (Portuguese), фосфоресценция (fosforescencija) [feminine] (Russian), fosforescencia [feminine] (Spanish), fosforescens [common-gender] (Swedish), fosforsken [neuter] (Swedish), pospowanag (Tagalog), lân quang (Vietnamese), ffosfforedd [masculine] (Welsh)

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