B2 adjective #9,423 most common

fluorescent

UK /ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/ | US /ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/

A fluorescent light.

fluorescent in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) A fluorescent light.
  • (adjective) Of or relating to fluorescence.
  • (adjective) Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun A fluorescent light.
  2. 2
    adjective Of or relating to fluorescence.
  3. 3
    adjective Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.
  4. 4
    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.
  5. 5
    adjective Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid

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