fluoro
See also: fluoro-
English
editEtymology
editFrom fluor(escent) + -o.
Noun
editfluoro (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
editfluoro (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:
See also
editCatalan
editVerb
editfluoro
Esperanto
edit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| F | |
| Previous: oksigeno (O) | |
| Next: neono (Ne) | |
Etymology
editDerived from Latin fluor (“flow”). Doublet of flui.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfluoro (uncountable, accusative fluoron)
Ido
editEtymology
editFrom Esperanto fluoro, from Italian fluoro.
Noun
editfluoro (uncountable)
Italian
edit| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| F | |
| Previous: ossigeno (O) | |
| Next: neon (Ne) | |
Etymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editfluoro m (plural fluori)
Related terms
editRelated terms
- fluorannite
- fluorapatite
- fluorapofillite (“fluorapophyllite”)
- fluorcafite (“fluorcaphite”)
- fluorellestadite
- fluoridrico (“hydrofluoric”)
- fluorite
- fluoruro (“fluoride”)
- fluorvesuvianite
Anagrams
editLatin
editNoun
editfluōrō
Portuguese
editVerb
editfluoro
Spanish
editVerb
editfluoro
Venetian
editNoun
editfluoro m (plural fluori)
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