fluorescent
/หflสษหษนษsษnt/IPA: /F L UH0 R EH1 S AH0 N T/
noun
- 1
A fluorescent light.
โThe fluorescents hummed day and night.โ
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to fluorescence.
- 2
Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.
โThe fluorescent plants shimmered in the darkness.โ
- 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.
โThe quality of fluorescent lighting technology has improved dramatically in recent years.โ
- 4
Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid
โHer shirt was fluorescent orange.โ
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