Phosphor Definition

fŏsfər, -fôr
phosphors
noun
The phosphorescent coating inside the screen of a cathode-ray tube.
American Heritage

Phosphorus: now esp. in phosphor bronze, a bronze having a very small amount of phosphorus in it.

Webster's New World
A phosphorescent or fluorescent substance.
Webster's New World
The morning star, esp. Venus.
Webster's New World
pronoun

Alternative name of Phosphorus, the morning star.

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... - John Barth.
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Other Word Forms of Phosphor

Noun

Singular:
phosphor
Plural:
phosphors

Origin of Phosphor

  • Latin Phōsphorus the morning star phosphorus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Medieval Latin phosphorus.

    From Wiktionary

Phosphor Sentence Examples

  • So also with the numerous bronzes, the phosphor, the delta, the aluminium and other alloys of copper; each is made in several grades to render it suitable for different kinds of treatment.

  • For this reason some observers use a thin strip of phosphor bronze to suspend the magnet, considering that the absence of a variable torsion more than compensates for the increased difficulty in handling the more fragile metallic suspension.

  • Three scanning electron beams hit the phosphor screen at slightly different angles to excite different phosphors to produce red, green and blue dots.

  • When the electrons strike the phosphor dots they glow to give the colors.

  • In 1969 the 160W blended lamp was upgraded to the new phosphor, and the 250W and 500W ratings made the change in 1970.

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