fluorescentadjective
uk/flɔːˈres.ənt/us/flɔːˈres.ənt/fluorescent adjective (LIGHT)
Fluorescent lights are very bright, tube-shaped electric lights, often used in offices:
fluorescent lighting
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The qualities of light
- ablaze
- backlit
- brilliant
- coruscating
- flicker
- floodlit
- gleaming
- glittering
- glittery
- glossy
- incandescent
- lambent
- luminescent
- lustrous
- opalescent
- polychromatic
- shine
- spangly
- sparkling
- torchlight
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fluorescent adjective (COLOUR)
Fluorescent colours are very bright and can be seen in the dark:
fluorescent green
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The qualities of colour
- a riot of colour idiom
- ablaze
- brash
- bright
- colorful
- colourful
- deep
- depth
- dusky
- flamboyant
- harsh
- high-visibility
- loud
- muddy
- psychedelic
- pure
- riot
- technicolor
- vivid
- warm
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fluorescence
noun [ U ] uk/flɔːˈres.əns/us/flɔːˈres.əns/