fluorescent
Pronunciation: /ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/
The English word “fluorescent” has 5 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Of or relating to fluorescence.
- Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.
- Emitting visible light as a result of the excitation of phosphors by ultraviolet photons produced by the passage of an electrical current through an inert gas infused with mercury.
- Vivid, as if fluorescing; neon.
noun
- A fluorescent light.
Etymology
From fluoresce + -ent.
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