different between fluorescent vs florescent
fluorescent
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?fl?????s?nt/
- (US) IPA(key): /fl????s?nt/
- Homophone: florescent, in some pronunciations
- Rhymes: -?s?nt
Adjective
fluorescent (comparative more fluorescent, superlative most fluorescent)
- Of or relating to fluorescence.
- Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.
- The fluorescent plants shimmered in the darkness.
- 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.
- The quality of fluorescent lighting technology has improved dramatically in recent years.
- Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid
- Her shirt was fluorescent orange.
Derived terms
- fluorescent lamp
- fluorescent tag
- green fluorescent protein
Related terms
- fluorophore
See also
- iridescent
- luminescent
Translations
Noun
fluorescent (plural fluorescents)
- A fluorescent light.
- The fluorescents hummed day and night.
See also
- incandescent
Catalan
Adjective
fluorescent (masculine and feminine plural fluorescents)
- fluorescent
Related terms
- fluorescència
Further reading
- “fluorescent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “fluorescent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “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.
Occitan
Pronunciation
Adjective
fluorescent m (feminine singular fluorescenta, masculine plural fluorescents, feminine plural fluorescentas)
- fluorescent
Related terms
- fluorescéncia
Romanian
Etymology
From French fluorescent
Adjective
fluorescent m or n (feminine singular fluorescent?, masculine plural fluorescen?i, feminine and neuter plural fluorescente)
- fluorescent
Declension
fluorescent From the web:
florescent
English
Etymology
From Latin florescens.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /fl????s?nt/
- Homophone: fluorescent, in some pronunciations
Adjective
florescent (comparative more florescent, superlative most florescent)
- Flowering or budding.
See also
- fluorescent
Anagrams
- reflects on, tenor clefs
Latin
Verb
fl?r?scent
- third-person plural future active indicative of fl?r?sc?
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