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Phosphorescence

Noun CEFR C2
ˌfɒs.fəˈɹɛs.əns

Definitions

The emission of light without any perceptible heat; the quality of being phosphorescent.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“Mr. Nott proceeded to say⟳ that "since the discovery of Photography, there is, perhaps, no branch of electrical physics more interest⟳­ing than that which comprehends the pheno­mena of phosphorescence."”
“We saw⟳ a round red sun rise⟳ over the City, paint⟳ the glassy towers with phosphorescence and, as it brightened and lost its shape⟳, sprinkle across the sky feathers of pink and lilac.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Phosphorescent Phosphorescently Phosphoresces Phosphorescing phosphoresidue phosphoresidues

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