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Radiation vs Phosphorescence - What's the difference?

radiation | phosphorescence |

As nouns the difference between radiation and phosphorescence

is that radiation is the shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat while phosphorescence is the emission of light without any perceptible heat; the quality of being phosphorescent.

radiation

English

(wikipedia radiation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat.
  • The process of radiating waves or particles.
  • The transfer of energy via radiation (as opposed to convection or conduction).
  • Radioactive energy.

    • Derived terms

    * background radiation * electromagnetic radiation * ionizing radiation * radiation belt * Van Allen radiation belt

    Anagrams

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    phosphorescence

    English

    Noun

  • The emission of light without any perceptible heat; the quality of being phosphorescent.
  • * 2002 , Barbara Vine, Grasshopper , page 138:
    • We saw a round red sun rise over the City, paint the glassy towers with phosphorescence and, as it brightened and lost its shape, sprinkle across the sky feathers of pink and lilac.

    See also

    * ("phosphorescence" on Wikipedia) * luminescence