fluorescent — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Of or relating to fluorescence.

2. Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.

   Examples

   The fluorescent plants shimmered in the darkness.

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.

   Examples

   The quality of fluorescent lighting technology has improved dramatically in recent years.

   More examples (3)

   The shed, a steel-framed structure with a single-span roof devoid of intermediate support, is exceptionally well-lit by continuous glazing on the roof and along much of the sides, while there is fluorescent roof lighting for night work.

   Rather than burning out as incandescent bulbs do, L.E.D.’s light output dims over tens of thousands of hours. L.E.D.’s are also more resistant to vibration than incandescents or screw-in fluorescent bulbs, and do not flicker or hum.

   Then they backed the membrane with a gel matrix containing a perfluorocarbon (PFC) propellant and fluorescent "nanobullets" about a micron wide, and hit it with ultrasound.

4. Vivid, as if fluorescing; neon.

   Examples

   Her shirt was fluorescent orange.

Noun

1. A fluorescent light.

   Related words

   incandescent

   Examples

   The fluorescents hummed day and night.

   Compact fluorescents are typically rated at 7,500 to 10,000 hours, and incandescents at about 1,500 hours.

Adjective

1. emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source

2. brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light

   Examples

   fluorescent colors

Noun

1. a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp

   Synonyms

   fluorescent fixture

   Broader terms

   lighting fixture