different between phosphoroscope vs phosphorescent

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

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).