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What is the difference between fluorescent and neon?

fluorescent | neon |

As adjectives the difference between fluorescent and neon

is that fluorescent is of or relating to fluorescence while neon is extremely bright; fluorescent.

As nouns the difference between fluorescent and neon

is that fluorescent is a fluorescent light while neon is the chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10.

fluorescent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to fluorescence
  • Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence
    • The fluorescent plants shimmered in the darkness.
  • Emitting visible light as a result of the excitation of phosphors by ultraviolet photons produced by the passage of an electrical current through an inert gas infused with mercury.
    • The quality of fluorescent lighting technology has improved dramatically in recent years.
  • Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid
    • Her shirt was fluorescent orange.

    Derived terms

    * fluorescent lamp * fluorescent tag * green fluorescent protein

    Related terms

    * fluorophore

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fluorescent light
    • The fluorescents hummed day and night.

    See also

    * incandescent

    neon

    English

    (wikipedia neon)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10.
  • (countable) A form or sample of the element.
  • (uncountable) neon signs, collectively.
  • (countable) a neon tetra fish

    • Derived terms

    (terms derived from neon) * * * * neon fish * neon lamp * neon light * neon lighting * neon sign * neon tetra

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of a color) Extremely bright; fluorescent.

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