fluorescent

«fluorescent» in Mova's school dictionary: Very bright and seeming to glow, especially colours like… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (fluorescent)

meaning for a pupil

1) Very bright and seeming to glow, especially colours like bright yellow, orange or green. tree →

2) Giving out bright light when energy such as ultraviolet light shines on it. tree →

3) A fluorescent light is a long glass tube light. tree →

sense in the lessons

In safety lessons, fluorescent vests and armbands help drivers see walkers and cyclists, especially in poor light. In science, some minerals, animals and inks glow under ultraviolet light. In schools, many rooms have fluorescent lights. Phrases: fluorescent jacket, fluorescent colours, fluorescent light, fluorescent tube.

examples

• Wear a fluorescent vest when you cycle. tree →
• The highlighter is fluorescent yellow. tree →
• Road workers wear fluorescent jackets. tree →
• The rock glowed under the UV light because it is fluorescent. tree →
• Our classroom has fluorescent lights. tree →
• Fluorescent armbands help drivers see you. tree →

note

Spelling trap: f-l-u-o-r-e-s-c-e-n-t — "uo" not "ou", and "sc". Fluorescent things are bright in daylight; at night you also need reflective strips, which shine back car headlights. "Glow-in-the-dark" toys are different: they keep glowing after the light goes off.

In the corpora

• In daylight, bright fluorescent colours help you stand out; at night it is reflective material and lights that work.
• Fluorescent colours show up best in daylight and do little at night.
• Fluorescent colours glow brightly in daylight, but reflective material is what shines back in headlights at night.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fluorescent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.