fluorescent

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Of or relating to fluorescence.
2. Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.
3. 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.
4. Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid

Noun

A fluorescent light.

Concepts

fluorescent

irradiant

à incandescence

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From fluoresce + -ent.