"fluorescent" meaning in English

See fluorescent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /flɔˈɹɛsənt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fluorescent.wav Forms: more fluorescent [comparative], most fluorescent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Etymology: From fluoresce + -ent. Etymology templates: {{af|en|fluoresce|-ent}} fluoresce + -ent Head templates: {{en-adj}} fluorescent (comparative more fluorescent, superlative most fluorescent)
  1. Of or relating to fluorescence. Translations (of or relating to fluorescence): fluorescent (Catalan), fluorescenční (Czech), světélkující (Czech), fluorescerende (Danish), fluoresenssi- (Finnish), fluoresoiva (Finnish), fluorescent (French), fluoreszierend (German), fluoreszent (German), fluoresen (Indonesian), fluorescente (Italian), 蛍光 (keikō) (alt: けいこう) (Japanese), fluorescent (Occitan), fluorescencyjny (Polish), fluorescente (Portuguese), флуоресце́нтный (fluorescéntnyj) (Russian), флюоресце́нтный (fljuorescéntnyj) (Russian), fluorescente (Spanish), fluorescerande (Swedish), magilaw (Tagalog), gilawin (Tagalog), флуоресце́нтний (fluorescéntnyj) (Ukrainian), флюоресце́нтний (fljuorescéntnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-fluorescent-en-adj-V~c-quUQ Disambiguation of 'of or relating to fluorescence': 82 14 3 1
  2. Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.
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  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.
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  4. Vivid, as if fluorescing; neon.
    Sense id: en-fluorescent-en-adj-0I6yXIoB Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ent, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ent: 3 24 34 35 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 25 37 32 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 2 25 38 31 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 4 25 33 36 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 7 22 36 29 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fluorophore, iridescent, luminescent

Noun

IPA: /ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /flɔˈɹɛsənt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fluorescent.wav Forms: fluorescents [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Etymology: From fluoresce + -ent. Etymology templates: {{af|en|fluoresce|-ent}} fluoresce + -ent Head templates: {{en-noun}} fluorescent (plural fluorescents)
  1. A fluorescent light. Related terms: incandescent
    Sense id: en-fluorescent-en-noun-CQEZZrnH Categories (other): Light Disambiguation of Light: 1 2 32 3 61

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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