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What is a phosphor?

What is a phosphor? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (chemistry) Any of various compounds of transition metals or of rare earths that exhibit phosphorescence.
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Your television screen is coated with a stuff called phosphor that lights up when the light guns shine on it.
This light hits the phosphor coatings and produces red, green and blue colours.
The brushes are available in phosphor bronze or nylon and the mops are cotton.
The addition of phosphor copper or the use of a phosphate or borate slag flux cover and thorough stirring improves the rate of lead removal.
Overall, the wear resistance of gunmetal is not as good as phosphor bronze.
When the proper voltage is applied across the cathode and anode of the emitters, they release electrons toward a phosphor spot.

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