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.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Phosphor
Noun
Singular:
phosphor
Plural:
phosphorsOrigin of Phosphor
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Latin Phōsphorus the morning star phosphorus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Medieval Latin phosphorus.
From Wiktionary
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