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phosphoresce

phos·pho·resce
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fos-fuh-res]
    • /ˌfɒs fəˈrɛs/
    • /ˌfɒ.sfə.ˈres/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fos-fuh-res]
    • /ˌfɒs fəˈrɛs/

Definitions of phosphoresce word

  • verb without object phosphoresce to be luminous without sensible heat, as phosphorus. 1
  • verb phosphoresce to exhibit phosphorescence 0
  • intransitive verb phosphoresce to produce, show, or undergo phosphorescence 0
See all 3 definitions of phosphoresce

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Origin of phosphoresce

First appearance:

before 1785
One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95; phosphor(us) + -esce

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Parts of speech for Phosphoresce

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Phosphoresce

phosphoresce popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

phosphoresce usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for phosphoresce

verb phosphoresce

  • dancing — When people dance for enjoyment or to entertain others, you can refer to this activity as dancing.
  • flash — a precedence code for handling messages about initial enemy contact or operational combat messages of extreme urgency within the U.S. military.
  • glinted — a tiny, quick flash of light.
  • glinting — a tiny, quick flash of light.
All 4 Synonyms of phosphoresce

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