"fluorescent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /flɔˈɹɛsənt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fluorescent.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more fluorescent [comparative], most fluorescent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt 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), fluorescent (French), fluoreszierend (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': 71 12 5 12
  2. Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.
    Sense id: en-fluorescent-en-adj-irpa74vY
  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.
    Sense id: en-fluorescent-en-adj-yL9V2mmG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 28 60 6 1
  4. Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid
    Sense id: en-fluorescent-en-adj-EnJ1USYK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fluorescent lamp, fluorescent tag, fluorescent tube, green fluorescent protein, vacuum fluorescent display Related terms: fluorophore, iridescent, luminescent

Noun

IPA: /ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /flɔˈɹɛsənt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fluorescent.wav [Southern-England] Forms: fluorescents [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Head templates: {{en-noun}} fluorescent (plural fluorescents)
  1. A fluorescent light. Categories (topical): Light Related terms: incandescent
    Sense id: en-fluorescent-en-noun-CQEZZrnH Disambiguation of Light: 16 17 22 17 28

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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9e/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-fluorescent.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-fluorescent.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9e/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-fluorescent.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-fluorescent.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
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}

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