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s | phosphorescence |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun phosphorescence is

the emission of light without any perceptible heat; the quality of being phosphorescent.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .
  • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
  • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    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