Definition of FLUORESCENT

fluorescent

Meanings

Plural: fluorescents

Noun

  • a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp
  • A fluorescent light.

Adjective Satellite

  • emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source
  • brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light
    • "fluorescent colors"

Adj

  • Of or relating to fluorescence.
  • Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.
  • 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.
  • Vivid, as if fluorescing; neon.

Origin / Etymology

From fluoresce + -ent.

Synonyms

fluorescent fixture

Scrabble Score: 16

fluorescent is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 20

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