phosphor bronze
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a corrosion-resistant bronze containing phosphorus; used in bearings and gears
phosphor
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubes
phosphoresce
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ to exhibit phosphorescence
phosphorescence
— Navneord
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~ a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased
phosphorescent
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous; "the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood"
phosphoric acid
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an acid used in fertilizers and soaps: H3PO4
phosphoric
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ containing or characteristic of phosphorus; "phosphoric acid"
phosphorous acid
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a clear or yellow monobasic acid (H3PO2)
phosphorous
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ containing or characteristic of phosphorus; "phosphoric acid"
phosphorus
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
Phosphorus
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky
phot
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter; 10,000 phots equal 1 lux
photalgia
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ pain in the eye resulting from exposure to bright light (often associated with albinism)
photic
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ of or relating to or caused by light
Photinia
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ genus of deciduous and evergreen east Asian trees and shrubs widely cultivated as ornamentals for their white flowers and red fruits; in some classifications includes genus Heteromeles
Photinia arbutifolia
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia
Photius
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ Patriarch of Constantinople and saint of the Greek Orthodox Church; was condemned by the Fourth Council of Constantinople in 869 but was reinstated by a later pope
photo-offset
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a method of offset printing using photomechanical plates
photo finish
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ in general, any very close finish; in particular, a finish of a race in which the contestants are so close together that the winner must be determined from a photograph taken at the instant of finishing
photo op
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed