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fluo·res·cent
(flo͝o-rĕs′ənt, flô-, flō-)adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to fluorescence.
b. Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence: fluorescent corals; fluorescent light.
2. Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid: bright fluorescent colors.
3. Of or relating to a light bulb that produces visible light by fluorescence, especially a glass tube whose inner wall is coated with a material that fluoresces when an electrical current causes a vapor within the tube to discharge photons.
n.
1. A fluorescent light bulb.
2. A lamp that is fitted with a fluorescent light bulb.
fluorescent
(ˌflʊəˈrɛsənt)adj
exhibiting or having the property of fluorescence
fluo•res•cent
(flʊˈrɛs ənt, flɔ-, floʊ-)adj.
1. possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
2. strikingly bright or glowing.
n. 3. a lighting fixture that utilizes a fluorescent lamp.
[1853]
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Noun | 1. | fluorescent - a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp lighting fixture - a fixture providing artificial light |
Adj. | 1. | fluorescent - emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source light - characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light" |
2. | fluorescent - brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light; "fluorescent colors" |
Translations
فلوريّمُسْتَشِع، فلورِسَنت
fluoreskujícísvětélkující
fluorescerende
loiste-
fluorescentan
fluoreszkáló
flúrljómandi
蛍光性の
형광성의
fluorescencijafluorescencinis
fluorescējošs
fluoreskujúci
självlysande
ไฟนีออน
floresanflorışıl
bằng huỳnh quang
fluorescent
[flʊəˈrɛsənt] adj [surface, substance, colour] → fluorescent(e)
[light] → fluorescent(e)
fluorescent
adj (= luminous) colour → leuchtend; dye, paint, clothes → fluoreszierend; fluorescent display/screen → Leuchtanzeige f → /-schirm m
fluorescent
:fluorescent bulb
n → Leuchtstoffbirne f
fluorescent light
n → Leuchtstofflampe f, → Neonlampe f
fluorescent lighting
n → Neonbeleuchtung f, → Neonröhre f
fluorescent tube
n → Leuchtstoffröhre f
fluorescent
(fluəˈresnt) adjective giving off a certain kind of light. fluorescent light; fluorescent paint.
fluoˈrescence nounfluorescent
→ فلوريّ světélkující fluorescerende leuchtend φθορίζων fluorescente loiste- fluorescent fluorescentan fluorescente 蛍光性の 형광성의 fluorescerend fluorescerende fluorescencyjny fluorescente флуоресцентный självlysande ไฟนีออน floresan bằng huỳnh quang 荧光的fluor·es·cent
a. fluorescente, rel. a la fluorescencia;
___ antibody → anticuerpo ___;
___ troponemal antibody absorption test → técnica del anticuerpo ___.