fluorescent

/หŒflสŠษ™หˆษนษ›sษ™nt/

IPA: /F L UH0 R EH1 S AH0 N T/

noun
  1. 1

    A fluorescent light.

    โ€œThe fluorescents hummed day and night.โ€

adjective
  1. 1

    Of or relating to fluorescence.

  2. 2

    Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.

    โ€œThe fluorescent plants shimmered in the darkness.โ€

  3. 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.

    โ€œThe quality of fluorescent lighting technology has improved dramatically in recent years.โ€

  4. 4

    Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid

    โ€œHer shirt was fluorescent orange.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fluorescent