different between fluorescence vs phosphoroscope

English

Etymology

Coined 1852 by physicist George Stokes from fluorspar +? -escence.

Morphologically fluoresce +? -ence.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /fl????s?ns/, /fl?-/, /flo?-/
• Homophone: florescence, in some pronunciations

Noun

fluorescence (countable and uncountable, plural fluorescences)

1. (physics) The emission of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by a material when stimulated by the absorption of radiation or of a subatomic particle.
2. The light so emitted.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fly.?.??.s??s/

Noun

fluorescence f (plural fluorescences)

1. (physics) fluorescence

Further reading

• “fluorescence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

phosphor +? -o- +? -scope

Noun

phosphoroscope (plural phosphoroscopes)

1. (physics, chemistry) Any of several devices used to measure phosphorescence, and to distinguish it from fluorescence