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fluorescence vs phosphorescence

phosphorescence vs fluorescence

fluorescence and phosphorescence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fluorescence Yes No No No
phosphorescence Yes No No No
As nouns, phosphorescence is a hyponym of fluorescence; that is, phosphorescence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fluorescence:
  • fluorescence: light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength
  • phosphorescence: a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased
Other hyponyms of fluorescence include autofluorescence.
fluorescence (noun) phosphorescence (noun)
light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased
Difference between fluorescence and phosphorescence

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