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- Dictionaryfluorescent/flʊəˈrɛsnt/
adjective
- 1. (of a substance) having or showing fluorescence: "a fluorescent dye"
- 2. vividly colourful: "a fluorescent T-shirt"
noun
- 1. a fluorescent tube or lamp.
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FLUORESCENT definition: 1. producing light by fluorescence (= absorbing light of a short wavelength and producing light of…. Learn more.
1. : having or relating to fluorescence. 2. : bright and glowing as a result of fluorescence. fluorescent inks. broadly : very bright in color. fluorescent noun. fluorescently adverb. Examples of fluorescent in a Sentence.
strikingly bright, vivid, or glowing: plastic toys in fluorescent colors. noun. a lighting fixture that utilizes a fluorescent lamp. Discover More. Other Words From. non fluo·res cent adjective. un fluo·res cent adjective. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of fluorescent 1. First recorded in 1850–55; fluor- + -escent. Discover More.
adjective. us / ˌflʊˈres·ənt, ˌflɔ-, ˌfloʊ- / Add to word list. (of a substance) giving off a very bright light when electricity or other waves go through it: The map was marked with a thin, fluorescent-green line. (Definition of fluorescent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of fluorescent.
A fluorescent bulb gets its light from mercury vapor inside a glass tube. The incandescent bulb — the kind associated with Thomas Edison — has a filament that glows when it's heated. You can also use fluorescent to describe something that's so vivid and bright it seems to give off light.
Definition of fluorescent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Of or relating to a light bulb that produces visible light by fluorescence, especially a glass tube whose inner wall is coated with a material that fluoresces when an electrical current causes a vapor within the tube to discharge photons. n. 1. A fluorescent light bulb. 2. A lamp that is fitted with a fluorescent light bulb.
