Phosphorescent
['fɑsfə'rɛsnt]
Definition
(adj.) emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous; 'the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood' .
Checked by Debbie--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Shining with a phosphoric light; luminous without sensible heat.
(n.) A phosphorescent substance.
Editor: Stu
Examples
- And our flowers are of this--our sea-born Aphrodite, all our white phosphorescent flowers of sensuous perfection, all our reality, nowadays. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The outline of the phosphorescent substance was developed on the plate. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- At the lower levels we meet the same stratum of phosphorescent rock that illuminates Omean. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Then I glanced below me, and there I saw a rapidly diminishing circle of light--the mouth of the opening above the phosphorescent radiance of Omean. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Her face was soft and pale and thin, almost phosphorescent, her jaw was lean. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- With my men had gone the last torch, nor was this corridor lighted by the radiance of phosphorescent rock as were those of the lower levels. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- A phosphorescent radiance illuminated the scene. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- He looked round at her, and his face, very pale and unreal, seemed to gleam with a whiteness almost phosphorescent. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
Editor: Stu