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Phosphorescent is an English word with synonyms like light. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Phosphorescent meaning

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.

Synonyms of Phosphorescent

light

Related words

Other words often associated with Phosphorescent or its synonyms:

white buoyant heavy easy fall airy illumination loose floaty dark ignite frivolous

Using Phosphorescent

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • Useful related words include: light.
  • In the example corpus, phosphorescent often appears in combinations such as: the phosphorescent, phosphorescent substance, or phosphorescent.

Context around Phosphorescent

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

trained 1×

Often after:

substance 2× fungus 1× specimens 1× materials 1× qualities 1× substances 1× hounds 1× properties 1× plastic 1×

Sentence patterns with Phosphorescent

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

are a phosphorescent and sinister 1× eyes were phosphorescent to tamara 1× fluorescent or phosphorescent substances can 1× for the phosphorescent specimens found 1× glowing with phosphorescent fungus 1× luminescent or phosphorescent qualities 1× of a phosphorescent plastic or 1× of the phosphorescent substance and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to theofan 1× mazzy s eyes 1× names and history 1× one places on 1× phosphorescent materials can 1× pigments in this 1×

Common sentence endings:

add new ones 1× by vincenzo casciarolo 1× casciorolus in 1602 1× chemiluminescent glowing sticks 1× eyes he has 1× for several hours 1×

Words around Phosphorescent

Just before it in the word index:

phosphorescence 11 phosphorene 2 phosphor 53 phosphoprotein 2 phospholipids 18 phospholipid 14

Just after it in the word index:

phosphoric 23 phosphorite 2 phosphorous 18 phosphors 22 phosphorus 250 phosphoryl 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Phosphorescent

  • In this selection, "phosphorescent" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, trained, substance, fungus and specimens stand out and add context to how "phosphorescent" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include are a phosphorescent and sinister and eyes were phosphorescent to tamara. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "phosphorescent" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with phosphorescent

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

There are dark caves glowing with phosphorescent fungus. (8 words)

Mazzy’s eyes are a phosphorescent and sinister lime green. (10 words)

Phosphorescent materials can also be excited by bombarding them with subatomic particles. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

According to Theofan, Paul Kurlov and Count Kokotsov he had "piercing" eyes; citation to Yusupov his eyes were "phosphorescent"; to Tamara Karsavina he had the eyes of a maniac; citation Elena Dzhanumova wrote in her diary, "What eyes he has! (40 words)

Names and history The unit cell of baryte The radiating form, sometimes referred to as Bologna Stone, attained some notoriety among alchemists for the phosphorescent specimens found in the 17th century near Bologna by Vincenzo Casciarolo. (36 words)

One places on the sheet of paper, on the outside, a slab of the phosphorescent substance, and one exposes the whole to the sun for several hours. (27 words)

Exclamation examples

According to Theofan, Paul Kurlov and Count Kokotsov he had "piercing" eyes; citation to Yusupov his eyes were "phosphorescent"; to Tamara Karsavina he had the eyes of a maniac; citation Elena Dzhanumova wrote in her diary, "What eyes he has! (40 words)

Example sentences (12)

Mazzy’s eyes are a phosphorescent and sinister lime green.

There are dark caves glowing with phosphorescent fungus.

According to Theofan, Paul Kurlov and Count Kokotsov he had "piercing" eyes; citation to Yusupov his eyes were "phosphorescent"; to Tamara Karsavina he had the eyes of a maniac; citation Elena Dzhanumova wrote in her diary, "What eyes he has!

Names and history The unit cell of baryte The radiating form, sometimes referred to as Bologna Stone, attained some notoriety among alchemists for the phosphorescent specimens found in the 17th century near Bologna by Vincenzo Casciarolo.

One places on the sheet of paper, on the outside, a slab of the phosphorescent substance, and one exposes the whole to the sun for several hours.

Phosphorescent materials can also be excited by bombarding them with subatomic particles.

Pigments, in this case, are minerals which reflect the color green, rather that emitting it through luminescent or phosphorescent qualities.

Pigments, unlike fluorescent or phosphorescent substances, can only subtract wavelengths from the source light, never add new ones.

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The Druids, seeking revenge on the McDucks for taking away their sacred meeting place, scared the clan away using trained phosphorescent hounds.

The phosphorescent properties of barite heated with organics were described by V. Casciorolus in 1602.

There are also illuminated discs meant for nighttime play — they are made of a phosphorescent plastic or contain battery-powered light-emitting diodes or chemiluminescent glowing sticks.

When one then develops the photographic plate, one recognizes that the silhouette of the phosphorescent substance appears in black on the negative.

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Common combinations with phosphorescent

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "phosphorescent" in a sentence?
An example: "Mazzy’s eyes are a phosphorescent and sinister lime green." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "phosphorescent" from authentic English texts.
What does "phosphorescent" mean?
Phosphorescent means: 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.
What are synonyms of "phosphorescent"?
Common synonyms of "phosphorescent" include: light.
How many example sentences with "phosphorescent" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "phosphorescent", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.