■ noun light emitted by a substance without combustion or perceptible heat.
↘ Physics the emission of radiation in a similar manner to fluorescence but continuing after excitation ceases.
Derivatives
phosphoresce verb
phosphorescent adjective
■ noun light emitted by a substance without combustion or perceptible heat.
↘ Physics the emission of radiation in a similar manner to fluorescence but continuing after excitation ceases.
Derivatives
phosphoresce verb
phosphorescent adjective
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004