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fluorescent

/flɔˈɹɛsənt/noun, adjective3 syllables

Fluorescent means: brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light.

Synonyms for fluorescent4

noun, as in a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp

fluorescent fixture

adjective, as in brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light

colorful, colourful

adjective, as in emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source

What does fluorescent mean?3

adjective

1

brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light“fluorescent colors”

2

emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source

noun

1

a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fluorescent?4

two syllables

three syllables

incessant

four syllables

adolescentincandescent
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Fluorescent in a sentence

  • Yanni has fluorescent tubes in the kitchen, the bathroom, and the garage.Amastan
  • The fluorescent light was faulty and flickered on and off intermittently.patgfisher
  • Wearing fluorescent yellow socks with black pants isn't a good look.patgfisher
  • The system administrator sat in a windowless office under fluorescent lights.Eccles17
  • Ziri uses fluorescent light bulbs in the kitchen.Amastan
  • Yanni uses fluorescent tubes in the kitchen and the bathroom.Amastan
  • It's amazing how much power a fluorescent jacket gives to a jobsworth.deniko
  • This fluorescent lamp is starting to flicker. We'll have to replace it.Zifre

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Forms of fluorescent

as a noun

plural
fluorescents