单词 | phosphor |
释义 | phosphorn.adj. A. n. 1. In form Phosphor. = Lucifer n. 1. Also figurative. poetic in later use. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > inferior planet > [noun] > Venus > as morning star morn-starOE day starOE Luciferc1050 morrow starc1350 morning star1535 phosphorus1595 phosphor1606 morning planet1667 1606 A. Craig Amorose Songes sig. Cvii That gone is night, and Phosphor draweth nie. 1621 F. Quarles Hadassa Introd. f. B4 Tedious Phospher brought the breaking light. 1656 A. Cowley Davideis ii. 61 in Poems They saw this Phosphors infant-light, and knew It bravely usher'd in a Sun as New. 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. v. 52 A Phospher 'mongst the living late wert thou, But Shin'st among the dead a Hesper now. 1693 S. Wesley Life of Christ ii. 54 Sev'en times bright Hesper now had clos'd the Day, As oft sweet Phosphor warn'd the Stars away. 1734 I. Watts Reliquiæ Juveniles xxiii. 325 Still Phosphor glitters, and still Syrius burns. 1767 W. Harte Amaranth 85 By this time Phospher had his lamp withdrawn, And rising Phoebus glow'd on ev'ry lawn. 1795 M. V. Faugeres Belisarius iv. 43 Those eyes that rivalled Phosphor's light Are shrouded in perpetual night. 1823 A. T. de Vere Duke of Mercia iv. 152 Softly winks the matin star, Phosphor, from the shades of night Stepping o'er his path of light. 1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam cxix. 186 Bright Phosphor, fresher for the night. View more context for this quotation 1871 M. Collins Marquis & Merchant I. x. 309 That which men have seen in early skies, Ere Phosphor in the abyss of perfect purple dies. 1908 W. Carleton Drifted In 112 Or every wave is a torch by Phosphor's flame ignited. 1922 T. Hardy Late Lyrics & Earlier 59 I watch, though Phosphor nears, And I fain would drowse away to its utter end. a1975 K. Allott Coll. Poems (1975) 63 Phosphor shall rise above a moon of sorrow And we shall know such a day as never was. 2. a. A substance or body that emits light without any perceptible heat. Cf. phosphorus n. 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted under particular conditions > [noun] > phosphorescence > phosphorescent substance or organism > phosphorus phosphorus1680 phosphor1706 shell-fire1770 phos1811 1706 Philos. Trans. 1704–05 (Royal Soc.) 24 2131 Shewing that it requires not so thin a Medium, as..in the Torricillian Experiment, to produce the Mercurial Phosphore. a1711 T. Ken Edmund x, in Wks. (1721) II. 288 No Light was there but what the Phosphors raise. 1765 W. Shirley Electra v. vii. 95 And by the guiding light Of golden phosphor led 'em with success. 1820 J. Keats Lamia i, in Lamia & Other Poems 12 Her eyes in torture fix'd, and anguish drear,..Flash'd phosphor and sharp sparks. 1859 L. Shore Gemma of Isles i. i. 10 Bring back some queen to me, For whom I'll tune a jubilee of waters, And crown her with the phosphor of the sea! 1986 A. Grossman Ether Dome (1991) iv. 136 Like the sea sound at the bottom of a stair Yellow with the phosphor that sleeks the stone. b. Physics. A substance that displays phosphorescence or fluorescence; esp. any of various synthetic materials used for the fluorescent coatings of cathode ray tubes, postage stamps, etc.The more restricted meaning in quot. 1950 is not usual. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > intensity of light, luminosity > [noun] > phosphorescence > substance exhibiting phosphorus1680 phosphorescent1789 phosphor1910 1910 Sci. Abstr. A. 13 269 Different phosphores consisting of an alkaline earth sulphide and heavy metal. 1943 Endeavour Jan. 25/1 Phosphors are principally used for the fluorescence which they exhibit. 1950 H. W. Leverenz Introd. Luminescence of Solids v. 147 The generic term luminophor is subclassified into fluorophors..(fluorescent materials) and phosphors (phosphorescent materials). 1961 G. Millerson Technique Television Production ii. 21 By applying the video signal to regulate the picture-tube's beam, a pattern of light and shade can be built up on the screen's phosphor, corresponding to the light distribution in the studio scene. 1994 Stamp Mag. Nov. 25/1 The paper is phosphor-coated, except for the 19p value which has one phosphor bar. 1998 New Scientist 17 Jan. 10/1 Devices called cold cathodes, which emit electrons at a low voltage—and could illuminate a phosphor screen. 2001 P. Ball Bright Earth xii. 337 The colour gamut of screen phosphors is determined by the materials from which they are made. 3. The chemical element phosphorus. Only in compounds, chiefly denoting or referring to the presence of phosphorus in a metal or alloy (see Compounds).Recorded earliest in phosphor bronze n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > phosphorus > [noun] phosphorus1680 P1814 phosphor1873 1873 Times 23 Aug. 6/6 An excellent testimonial to the value of the newly introduced metal, phosphor bronze, was sent by Messrs. Montefiore, Levi, and Co., of Liége. a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 673/1 Phosphor zinc. 1968 Jrnl. Physics & Chem. Solids 29 188 The phosphor content varies depending on solution composition..from a metastable solid solution of Ni and P into an alloy of Ni and P. 1994 Canada Lutheran Aug. 30/1 (caption) The PAPUK furniture factory after phosphor shelling. B. adj. (attributive). Phosphorescent; luminous. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted under particular conditions > [adjective] > phosphorescent night-shining1598 noctilucous1680 noctilucal1682 noctilucent1691 phosphorous1717 self-luminous1751 phosphorescent1767 phosphoric1771 phosphoreous1776 phosphor1790 phosphorescing1794 phosphoretic1794 phosphorent1819 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > intensity of light, luminosity > [adjective] > phosphorescent phosphorous1717 phosphorescent1767 phosphoric1771 phosphoreous1776 phosphorescing1794 phosphoretic1794 phosphorc1820 1790 R. Merry Laurel of Liberty 12 But when I see unmeaning Insects shine, In phosphor blaze of genealogic line. 1796 W. Cliffton Group 31 Which soon will spread its insect wings, and sail With thee, all glowing, in its phosphor tail. c1820 S. Rogers Como in Italy 21 And now appear as on a phosphor-sea Numberless barks. 1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 185 So each luminous glance shall be Like a phosphor globelet in the sea. 1910 M. J. Cawein House of Fear in Shadow Garden ii. 87 And with a phosphor-twinkle now and then Observe the forms, salaams, obeisances. 1946 S. Hoffenstein Treasury of Humorous Verse 35 Undines beat in us like waves Crying for their phosphor-caves. Compounds (In sense A. 3.) phosphor bronze n. a tough, hard, corrosion-resistant bronze containing a small amount of phosphorus. ΚΠ 1873Phosphor bronze [see sense A. 3]. 1935 C. J. Smith Intermediate Physics (ed. 2) v. xxxviii. 643 The needle is suspended by a fine phosphor bronze wire which is raised to about 100 volts by being connected to one terminal of a battery. 1992 RS Components: Electronic & Electr. Products July 363/2 The band, stirrup and U bracket, manufactured from phosphor bronze, are resistant to corrosion due to damp or chemical laden atmospheres. phosphor copper n. copper containing added phosphorus, used in making phosphor bronze. ΚΠ 1876 Manufacturer & Builder Oct. 231/2 Beirman and Clodus..produce alloys of tungsten, manganese in various proportions, phosphor copper, chrome copper, and metallic chromiums. 1939 Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. (ed. 4) III. 355/1 Cuprous phosphide, Cu3P,..is present in the alloy known as phosphor-copper, which contains from 9–15% phosphorus. 1980 Wear 61 157 The size of the primary silicon particles was varied by modifying the melt with phosphor copper during the casting stage. phosphor tin n. tin containing added phosphorus, used in making phosphor bronze. ΚΠ a1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 673/1 Phosphor tin... Useful in making phosphor bronze. 1922 T. M. Lowry Inorg. Chem. xliii. 835 A gun-metal deoxidised with phosphorus (added as..phosphor-tin). 1999 Purchasing Mag. (Nexis) 7 Oct. 50 It [sc. tin] is used in the manufacture of tinplated steel sheet, in solders, and in a wide range of alloys including..phosphor tin (made by adding phosphorus to molten tin). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1606 |
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