phosphor
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- noun
- /ˈfɑsfər/
- Specialized
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fósforo
- The larger the tube, the more phosphor coating and the more light output.
- phosphor layer
- phosphor screen
- phosphor powder
The glass is coated with phosphor that absorbs most of the UV light and glows in visible spectrum.
- The glass is coated with phosphor that absorbs most of the UV light and glows in visible spectrum.
Examples
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Storage phosphors are efficient because many optical photons are produced for each stopped X-ray.
Academic text (2012) -
Behind the door was a large room lit by strips of blue phosphor laid across the ceiling.
Fiction book (1998) -
And the phosphor on the back side does nothing it's only the phosphor on the front side.
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They've been upgraded to white phosphor, which looks slightly blue overall, making it easier for people to make out.
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This is built with a phosphor screen inside used in X-ray film cassettes.
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Each pixel is created by three electron beams that excite red, green, and blue phosphor dots.
Academic text (1992) -
Nature has been kind to display designers by making three appropriate phosphors readily available in fluorescent lamps.
Academic text (1992) -
The glass is coated with phosphor that absorbs most of the UV light and glows in visible spectrum.
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In a conventional CRT, an electron beam illuminates the phosphor-coated TV tube to display an image.
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This is built with a phosphor screen inside used in X-ray film cassettes.
Synonyms
A material that gives light when hit by X-rays to detect radiation
Compounds
- Specialized
An alloy of copper and tin with some phosphorus that resists rust and is used for bearings, gears or springs
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Phosphor comes from the Greek parts phos 'light' and phoros 'bearer', so it literally means 'light-bearer'. That's a handy image: a phosphor is a material that gives off light when hit by energy, which is why phosphors are used to make TV and LED screens bright.