phosphorentadj.

Brit.

/ˈfɒsf(ə)rənt/, U.S.

/ˈfɑsf(ə)rənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: phosphorus n., phosphor n., -ent suffix.

Etymology: < either phosphorus n. or phosphor n. + -ent suffix. Compare earlier phosphorescent adj.

rare.

= phosphorescent adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > light emitted under particular conditions > [adjective] > phosphorescent

night-shining1598

noctilucous1680

noctilucal1682

noctilucent1691

phosphorous1717

self-luminous1751

phosphorescent1767

phosphoric1771

phosphoreous1776

phosphor1790

phosphorescing1794

phosphoretic1794

phosphorent1819

1819 J. Gorham in N. Amer. Rev. (1819) June 128 A variety of bodies, when electrically excited, become phosphorent.

1841 Fraser's Mag. 24 25 Where, shining as brightly as phosphorent ling, The forefinger flashes the Fisherman's ring.

1882 Cent. Mag. June 173/2 The spars, meantime, were tipped with phosphorent lights. It was an awful and magnificent sight.

1925 V. Lindsay Coll. Poems vi. 254 Here's to the spirit of fire, that never the ocean can drown, That glows in the phosphorent wave, and gleams in the sea-rose crown.

1940 Sci. Monthly Feb. 167/1 Dim phosphorent moving objects and vague sounds may be used to enhance the weird effect.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	phosphorent
释义	phosphorentadj. Brit. /ˈfɒsf(ə)rənt/, U.S. /ˈfɑsf(ə)rənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: phosphorus n., phosphor n., -ent suffix. Etymology: < either phosphorus n. or phosphor n. + -ent suffix. Compare earlier phosphorescent adj. rare. = phosphorescent adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted under particular conditions > [adjective] > phosphorescent night-shining1598 noctilucous1680 noctilucal1682 noctilucent1691 phosphorous1717 self-luminous1751 phosphorescent1767 phosphoric1771 phosphoreous1776 phosphor1790 phosphorescing1794 phosphoretic1794 phosphorent1819 1819 J. Gorham in N. Amer. Rev. (1819) June 128 A variety of bodies, when electrically excited, become phosphorent. 1841 Fraser's Mag. 24 25 Where, shining as brightly as phosphorent ling, The forefinger flashes the Fisherman's ring. 1882 Cent. Mag. June 173/2 The spars, meantime, were tipped with phosphorent lights. It was an awful and magnificent sight. 1925 V. Lindsay Coll. Poems vi. 254 Here's to the spirit of fire, that never the ocean can drown, That glows in the phosphorent wave, and gleams in the sea-rose crown. 1940 Sci. Monthly Feb. 167/1 Dim phosphorent moving objects and vague sounds may be used to enhance the weird effect. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1819
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