different between phosphor vs phosphorescent

English

Alternative forms

• phosphore (archaic)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin phosphorus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f?sf?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?f?sf?/

Noun

phosphor (countable and uncountable, plural phosphors)

1. (chemistry) Any of various compounds of transition metals or of rare earths that exhibit phosphorescence.
2. (chemistry, obsolete) Phosphorus.

Derived terms

Related terms

• phosphoric

Translations

Danish

Noun

phosphor

1. Alternative spelling of fosfor

English

Etymology

From phosphorus + -escent. It's interesting to note that technically phosphorus is not phosphorescent. Phosphorus is luminescent, it gives off light from a chemical reaction, as opposed to re-emission of absorbed energy (phosphorescence). (Reference: John Emsley, The Shocking History of Phosphorus, ?ISBN.)

Adjective

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.

Derived terms

• phosphorescence
• phosphorescently

Related terms

• phosphor
• phosphoresce
• phosphoroscope

Translations

Noun

phosphorescent (plural phosphorescents)

1. A phosphorescent substance.

French

Etymology

From phosphore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?s.f?.?e.s??/

Adjective

phosphorescent (feminine singular phosphorescente, masculine plural phosphorescents, feminine plural phosphorescentes)

1. phosphorescent

Further reading

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