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Italian

fluorescente

/flu.o.reʃˈʃɛn.te/adjectiveC1
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Meaning

fluorescent, neon

  • emitting light through fluorescence; vividly bright or neon in color

In a sentence

I ciclisti devono indossare una giacca fluorescente di notte.

Cyclists must wear a fluorescent jacket at night.

Questo evidenziatore ha un colore giallo fluorescente.

This highlighter has a fluorescent yellow color.

Non noti i cartelli fluorescenti lungo la strada?

Don't you notice the neon signs along the road?

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
fluorescentemasculine · singular
fluorescentefeminine · singular
fluorescentimasculine · plural
fluorescentifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Invariable in gender: ends in -e in the singular and -i in the plural for both masculine and feminine.

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