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fluorescents

/flʊˈɔːrɛsənts/ /flɔˈrɛsənts/

Meanings
noun
A fluorescent light.

Examples :

"The fluorescents hummed day and night."
utility energy device electric building

Related Words

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night noun

/naɪt/

The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.

"How do you sleep at night when you attack your kids like that!?"

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day noun

/deɪ/

Any period of 24 hours.

"The school day ends at three o'clock. "

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and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

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hummed verb

/hʌmd/

To make a sound from the vocal chords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.

"We are humming happily along with the music."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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fluorescent noun

/ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/ /flɔˈɹɛsɨnt/

A fluorescent light.

"The fluorescents hummed day and night."

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light noun

/lʌɪt/ /laɪt/ [ɫɐɪ̯ʔ]

Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.

"As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings."