phosphorescence
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˌfɑs.fəˈrɛs.əns/
- Specialized
:
fosforescencia
- The crab boat motored away and the Jims began murmuring about the phosphorescence, admiring the glowing trails blooming behind each other's bodies as they moved through the water.
- glow from phosphorescence
- eerie phosphorescence
- green phosphorescence
Examples
-
The whole chamber glistens with an eerie phosphorescence.
Fiction book (1992) -
Here and there, phosphorescence decorates the water.
Fiction book (2002) -
He lies there exhausted, the glow from the phosphorescence casting a greenish light on his face.
Fiction book (2000) -
A maximum of ten minutes, and the sizzle of the phosphorescence gives out; the aisle once again plunged into thick gloom.
Fiction book (1999) -
A haze of starlight left the sea in darkness, black as the pit, now and then flashing phosphorescence.
Fiction book (1996) -
A faint phosphorescence seemed to illuminate the jungle around him, limning the downpour and outlining the trees.
Fiction book (1998) -
The ocean was alive with phosphorescence, creating a stunning display of light in the dark waters.
-
As night fell, the beach glimmered with phosphorescence from tiny organisms carried by the waves.
-
The researchers studied the phosphorescence of the algae to understand its properties and behavior in the dark.
How Long
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Specialized
5
6.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Phosphorescence comes from Greek parts phos 'light' and phoros 'bearer' plus the ending -escence 'becoming', and it shares the same phos root as photo in photograph. So, phosphorescence is like 'becoming light' or 'carrying light', which explains the slow glow that continues after the light source is removed.