fluoro
See also: fluoro-
English edit
Etymology edit
From fluor(escent) + -o.
Noun edit
fluoro (plural fluoros)
- (Australia, colloquial) A fluorescent light.
- 2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 27:
- She held her grey felt hat in her hand, slapping the flat brim lightly against her leg as she walked, her tinted hair gleaming under the fluoros.
- 2009 January 25, Dr Cindy Pan, “Living with epilepsy”, in Herald Sun[1]:
- About one in 20 epilepsy sufferers are sensitive to flashing lights, which can include strobe lighting or flickering fluoros […] .
Adjective edit
fluoro (comparative more fluoro, superlative most fluoro)
- (chiefly Australia) Fluorescent.
- 1999, Julia Leigh, The Hunter, Faber & Faber 2012, p. 150:
- And yes, as he peers beyond a boulder, down in the hollow he can make out two figures in khaki moving around a fluoro orange tent.
- 1999, Julia Leigh, The Hunter, Faber & Faber 2012, p. 150:
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Verb edit
fluoro
Esperanto edit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| F | |
| Previous: oksigeno (O) | |
| Next: neono (Ne) | |
Etymology edit
Derived from Latin fluor (“flow”). Doublet of flui.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fluoro (uncountable, accusative fluoron)
Ido edit
Etymology edit
From Esperanto fluoro, from Italian fluoro.
Noun edit
fluoro (uncountable)
Italian edit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| F | |
| Previous: ossigeno (O) | |
| Next: neon (Ne) | |
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fluoro m (plural fluori)
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Related terms
- fluorannite
- fluorapatite
- fluorapofillite (“fluorapophyllite”)
- fluorcafite (“fluorcaphite”)
- fluorellestadite
- fluoridrico (“hydrofluoric”)
- fluorite
- fluoruro (“fluoride”)
- fluorvesuvianite
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fluōrō
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fluoro
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fluoro
Venetian edit
Noun edit
fluoro m (plural fluori)