phosphoresce
Americanverb (used without object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of phosphoresce
First recorded in 1785–95; phosphor(us) + -esce
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He found that many organisms phosphoresce under ultraviolet light, so he created dramatic Technicolor images of the teeming biodiversity on the forest floor.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
It is very slowly released, but the ceramic can be induced to phosphoresce by heating—a process called “thermoluminescence.”
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Whenever the tube of radium was drawn away more than two or three feet the phosphoresce ceased; whenever it was placed under the tureen the diamond immediately phosphoresced again.
From A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science by Williams, Henry Smith
While the rays given out by radium cannot, of course, be seen by the unaided eye, the effects of these rays upon certain substances, which they cause to phosphoresce, are strikingly shown.
From A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science by Williams, Henry Smith
Many other bodies phosphoresce when exposed to these rays, and in particular the phosphorescence of some gems, such as rubies and diamonds, is exceedingly vivid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 8 "Conduction, Electric" by Various
Whenever the tube of radium was drawn away more than two or three feet the phosphoresce ceased; whenever it was placed under the tureen the diamond immediately phosphoresced again.
From A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science by Williams, Henry Smith
A diamond was suspended in the water and immediately phosphoresced.
From A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science by Williams, Henry Smith
Now and then they entered the nimbus of a gas lamp hovering just over their heads like a phosphorescing sea creature.
From Time Magazine Archive
Albano went out, with the whole sea of his inner being sparkling and phosphorescing under the influence of the wine and the forenoon, and the blue heaven fluttering in stronger breezes around him.
From Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) by Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich
Thou so picturest thyself before me, that I cannot see the phosphorescing nimbus of the earth glimmer and smoke behind thee!
From The Invisible Lodge by Jean Paul
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