All 3 Uses of
phosphorescence
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- The phosphorescence, that bluey greeny.†
Chpt 8 *
- (He sticks out a flickering phosphorescent scorpion tongue, his hand on his fork) Messiah†
Chpt 15
- EDWARD THE SEVENTH: (Levitates over heaps of slain, in the garb and with the halo of Joking Jesus, a white jujube in his phosphorescent face) My methods are new and are causing surprise.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
a dim glowing light
or more technically: a fluorescence (dim light) created by a chemical reaction within a living organism; or a dim light that continues to shine from something after the bombarding radiation (stronger light that fell upon it) has ceased
or more technically: a fluorescence (dim light) created by a chemical reaction within a living organism; or a dim light that continues to shine from something after the bombarding radiation (stronger light that fell upon it) has ceased