"phosphoroscope" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: phosphoroscopes [plural]
Etymology: phosphor + -o- + -scope Etymology templates: {{af|en|phosphor|-o-|-scope}} phosphor + -o- + -scope Head templates: {{en-noun}} phosphoroscope (plural phosphoroscopes)
  1. (physics, chemistry) Any of several devices used to measure phosphorescence, and to distinguish it from fluorescence Categories (topical): Chemistry, Physics

Inflected forms

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