Fluorescent

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  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Of or relating to fluorescence.
  • adjective. Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.
  • adjective. Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid.
  • adjective. 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 electrons.
  • noun. A fluorescent light bulb.
  • noun. A lamp that is fitted with a fluorescent light bulb.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Having the property of fluorescence.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of or relating to fluorescence
  • adjective. Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence
  • adjective. 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.
  • adjective. Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid
  • noun. A fluorescent light
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp
  • adjective. brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light
  • adjective. emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source
  • Word Usage
    "He displayed photos of himself in fluorescent orange hunting gear and asked people, Does this guy look like an animal-rights activist?"
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