Synonyms for Phosphor

Synonyms for "phosphor" (64 found)

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Closest matches (13)

aldebaran autoluminescence bioluminescence candle fly canicula cathode luminescence celestial body chemicoluminescence chemiluminescence comet corposant crystalloluminescence daystar

Strong matches (19)

dog star double corposant electroluminescence evening star fata morgana fire beetle firefly fireworm fixed stars fluorescence fox fire glowworm heavenly body hesper hesperus ignis fatuus lampyrid lantern fly lightning bug

Related word relations

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More general

2 entries

synthetic synthetic substance

Related terms

1 entries

phosphoric

derived

36 entries

Phosphorist hexamethylphosphoramide nanophosphor phosphor bronze phosphor copper phosphor tin phosphor zinc phosphoramidate phosphoramide phosphoramidite phosphorana phosphorane phosphorate phosphoremia phosphoresce phosphorgummite

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derived from

1 entries

phore

form of

1 entries

phosphorus

has context

1 entries

chemistry

is a

1 entries

synthetic

related to

5 entries

phosphorescence phosphoric phosphorus rare earth transition metal

Translations

4 translations across 4 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries

фосфоресцент noun (compound exhibiting phosphorescence)

Finnish

1 entries

loisteaine noun (compound exhibiting phosphorescence)

Greek

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φώσφορος noun (compound exhibiting phosphorescence)

Polish

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luminofor noun (compound exhibiting phosphorescence)

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

A CRT display is composed of numerous groups of red, green, and blue colored phosphor dots, known as triads, which are excited by precisely controlled electron beams.

Source: tatoeba (11034651)

It was a dark night, unrelieved save by the phosphor gleam of the seas around the vessel, and the light of the two lanterns hung up in the fore and mizzen rigging.

Source: tatoeba (11593006)

All night no ruder air perplex ⁠Thy sliding keel, till Phosphor, bright ⁠As our pure love, thro’ early light Shall glimmer on the dewy decks.

Source: wiktionary

Anna likened you to Phosphor, the morning star, and herself to Hesper, the mortal star of evening, and when I told her those twin stars were one and the same, and not a star at all but the planet Venus,[…]

Source: wiktionary

Phosphor