Definizione monolingua

phosphorescent

phosphorescent (plural phosphorescents)

1. A phosphorescent substance.

phosphorescent (comparative more phosphorescent, superlative most phosphorescent)

1. Having the property of emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away, e.g., in electrostatic storage tubes and cathode-ray tubes.
   • 1961, William S. Burroughs, The Soft Machine, page 11

     So he imports this special breed of scorpions and feeds them on metal meal and the scorpions turned a phosphorescent blue color and sort of hummed.

Definizione dizionario phosphorescent

	fosforescente
	emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away

Altri significati:

Having the property of emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away, e.g., in electrostatic storage tubes and cathode-ray tubes.

A phosphorescent substance.