neon
noun /ˈniːɒn/
/ˈniːɑːn/
[uncountable] (symbol Ne)
- a chemical element. Neon is a gas that does not react with anything and that shines with a bright light when electricity is passed through it.
- neon lights/signs
Oxford Collocations DictionaryNeon is used before these nouns:- light
- sign
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek, literally ‘something new’, neuter of the adjective neos.