Phosphor

  • 51phosphor — also phosphore noun Etymology: Latin phosphorus, from Greek phōsphoros, literally, light bringer, from phōsphoros light bearing, from phōs light + pherein to carry, bring more at fancy, bear Date: 1705 1. a phosphorescent substance 2. a… …

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  • 52Phosphor — /fos feuhr, fawr/, n. the morning star, esp. Venus. Also, Phosphore /fos fawr, fohr/, Phosphorus. [1625 35; < L Phosphorus < Gk Phosphóros the morning star, lit., the light bringing one, equiv. to phôs light + phoros bringing; see PHOROUS] * * *&#8230; …

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  • 53phosphor- — var. of phosphoro before a vowel: phosphorate. * * * …

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  • 54phosphor — noun Any of various compounds of transition metals or of rare earths that exhibits phosphorescence. See Also: phosphoric …

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  • 55phosphor — 1. A chemical substance that transforms incident electromagnetic or radiation energy into light, as in scintillation radioactivity determinations or radiographic intensifying screens or image amplifiers. 2. Any substance capable of exhibiting …

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  • 56Phosphor — Synonyms and related words: Aldebaran, Canicula, Dog Star, Hesper, Hesperus, Lucifer, North Star, Phosphorus, Polaris, Sirius, Venus, Vesper, celestial body, comet, daystar, evening star, fixed stars, heavenly body, living sapphires, lodestar,&#8230; …

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  • 57phosphor — Synonyms and related words: autoluminescence, bioluminescence, candle fly, cathode luminescence, chemicoluminescence, chemiluminescence, corposant, crystalloluminescence, double corposant, electroluminescence, fata morgana, fire beetle, firefly,&#8230; …

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  • 58phosphor — Смотри Люминофоры …

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  • 59Phosphor — Phos·phor [ fɔsfoːɐ̯] der; s; nur Sg; ein chemisches Element, das im Dunkeln leuchtet und das verbrennt, wenn es mit Luft zusammenkommt; Chem P || K : Phosphorbombe, Phosphordünger, Phosphorsäure …

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  • 60Phosphor — Phọs|phor 〈m.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.; chem. Zeichen: P〉 nichtmetall. chem. Element, Ordnungszahl 15 …

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