fluoro
See also: fluoro-
English
[edit]Etymology
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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:
Related terms
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[edit]Catalan
[edit]Verb
[edit]fluoro
Esperanto
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| Chemical element (edit) | ||||||||
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| F Atomic number 9 fluoro | ||||||||
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| Previous: ← oksigeno (O) | ||||||||
| Next: neono (Ne) → |
Etymology
[edit]Derived from Latin fluor (“flow”). Doublet of flui.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]fluoro (uncountable, accusative fluoron)
Further reading
[edit]- “fluoro”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
- “fluoro”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
Ido
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Esperanto fluoro, from Italian fluoro.
Noun
[edit]fluoro (uncountable)
Italian
[edit]| Chemical element (edit) | ||||||||
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| F Atomic number 9 fluoro | ||||||||
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| Previous: ← ossigeno (O) | ||||||||
| Next: neon (Ne) → |
Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]fluoro m (plural fluori)
Related terms
[edit]- fluorannite
- fluorapatite
- fluorapofillite (“fluorapophyllite”)
- fluorcafite (“fluorcaphite”)
- fluorellestadite
- fluoridrico (“hydrofluoric”)
- fluorite
- fluoruro (“fluoride”)
- fluorvesuvianite
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Noun
[edit]fluōrō
Portuguese
[edit]Verb
[edit]fluoro
Spanish
[edit]Verb
[edit]fluoro
Venetan
[edit]Noun
[edit]fluoro m (plural fluori)
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