phosphoroscope
[ fos-fawr-uh-skohp, -for- ]
/ fɒsˈfɔr əˌskoʊp, -ˈfɒr- /
noun
an instrument for measuring the duration of evanescent phosphorescence in different substances.
Origin of phosphoroscope
First recorded in 1855–60;
phosphoro- +
-scope
Words nearby phosphoroscope
phosphorism,
phosphorite,
phosphorize,
phosphoro-,
phosphorolysis,
phosphoroscope,
phosphorous,
phosphorous acid,
phosphorus,
phosphorus 32,
phosphorus pentoxide
British Dictionary definitions for phosphoroscope
phosphoroscope
/ (fɒsˈfɒrəˌskəʊp) /
noun
an instrument for measuring the duration of phosphorescence after the source of radiation causing it has been removed