1. Emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source 
2. Brilliantly coloured and apparently giving off light
   "fluorescent colours"

1. A lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp
   - fluorescent fixture

Derived forms: fluorescents

See also: colorful [US], colourful [Brit, Cdn], fluoresce, fluorescence, light

Type of: lighting fixture

Encyclopedia: Fluorescent

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