fluorescent

== English == === Etymology === From fluoresce +‎ -ent. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/ (US) IPA(key): /flɔˈɹɛsənt/ Homophone: florescent, in some pronunciations Rhymes: -ɛsənt === Adjective === fluorescent (comparative more fluorescent, superlative most fluorescent) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== iridescent luminescent === Noun === fluorescent (plural fluorescents) A fluorescent light. === See also === incandescent == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [flu.u.ɾəˈsen] IPA(key): (Balearic) [flu.o.ɾəˈsent] IPA(key): (Valencia) [flu.o.ɾeˈsent] === Adjective === fluorescent m or f (masculine and feminine plural fluorescents) fluorescent ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “fluorescent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “fluorescent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “fluorescent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “fluorescent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fly.ɔ.ʁɛ.sɑ̃/ ~ /fly.ɔ.ʁe.sɑ̃/ === Adjective === fluorescent (feminine fluorescente, masculine plural fluorescents, feminine plural fluorescentes) fluorescent ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: fluorescent → Turkish: floresan === Further reading === “fluorescent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Occitan == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === fluorescent m (feminine singular fluorescenta, masculine plural fluorescents, feminine plural fluorescentas) fluorescent ==== Related terms ==== == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fluorescent. === Adjective === fluorescent m or n (feminine singular fluorescentă, masculine plural fluorescenți, feminine/neuter plural fluorescente) fluorescent ==== Declension ====