| Phosphorescence 1. (n.) Luminescence that is caused by the absorption of radiation. 2. (n.) A phosphoric light. Thesaurus Entries autoluminescence, bioluminescence, cathode luminescence, chemicoluminescence, chemiluminescence, corposant, crystalloluminescence, double corposant, electroluminescence, fata morgana, fluorescence, fox fire, ignis fatuus, luciferase, luciferin, luminescence, luminophor, marshfire, noctiluscence, phosphor, photoluminescence, radioluminescence, thermoluminescence, tribofluorescence, triboluminescence, tribophosphorescence, wisp, witch fire |