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Meaning of FLUORESCENT

Pronunciation:  `floou'resunt

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source
  2. [adj]  brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light; "fluorescent colors"
 

FLUORESCENT is a 11 letter word that starts with F.

 

 Synonyms: colorful, colourful, light
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Flu`o*res"cent\, a.
Having the property of fluorescence.

 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Having the ability to emit light of a certain wavelength when activated by light of another wavelength.
 

 

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