fluorescent

Meaning

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. Vivid, as if fluorescing; neon.

Noun

A fluorescent light.

Synonyms

fluorescent fixture

bright

glowing

incandescent

glittering

glow

be bright

brilliant

lucent

luminescent

luminous

phosphorescent

photogenic

radiant

shining

candent

gleam

Translations

fluorescent

fluorescente

fluorescente

fluorescente

fluorescent

fluorescent

fluoreszierend

floresan

luminescent

incandescent

weißglühend

lichterausstrahlend

weiß glühend

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/

Etymology

From fluoresce + -ent.