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Explore Fluoresce through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like glow. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Fluoresce in a sentence

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Fluoresce | Fluorescent | Fluorescence | Fluorescently | Fluorescein | Fluoresces | Fluorescents

Fluoresce meaning

  1. To emit electromagnetic radiation, especially visible light, when absorbing radiation of some other wavelength.
  2. To cause to fluoresce; to make fluorescent.
  3. Of colours, to be very bright; to be so bright as to appear to radiate as a light source.

Synonyms of Fluoresce

glow

Related words

Other words often associated with Fluoresce or its synonyms:

beam luminosity feel radiate luminescence shine freshness radiance brightness healthiness light experience

Using Fluoresce

  • The main meaning on this page is: To emit electromagnetic radiation, especially visible light, when absorbing radiation of some other wavelength. | To cause to fluoresce; to make fluorescent. | Of colours, to be very bright; to be so bright as to appear to radiate as a light source.
  • Useful related words include: glow.

Context around Fluoresce

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

bananas 1× oysters 1× may 1× fluorite 1× sunlight 1× items 1×

Often after:

red 1× differently 1× equally 1× citation 1×

Sentence patterns with Fluoresce

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

all fluorite fluoresce equally brightly 1× amber will fluoresce under shortwave 1× as they fluoresce 1× does not fluoresce as sclerotisation 1× household items fluoresce 1× lipped oysters fluoresce red under 1× or may fluoresce differently under 1× ripe bananas fluoresce when exposed 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a 2008 study 1× also called concha 1× enough francium is 1× even materials not 1× many types of 1× neither does all 1×

Common sentence endings:

and visible light 1× as they fluoresce 1× fluorescence gradually returns 1× have conspicuous patterning 1× household items fluoresce 1× long wave ultraviolet 1×

Words around Fluoresce

Just before it in the word index:

fluor 25 flunky 4 flunks 2 flunking 6 flunkies 7 flunkie 2

Just after it in the word index:

fluorescein 5 fluorescence 100 fluorescent 188 fluorescently 7 fluorescents 2 fluoresces 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Fluoresce

  • In this selection, "fluoresce" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, bananas, oysters, may, red, differently and equally stand out and add context to how "fluoresce" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include all fluorite fluoresce equally brightly and amber will fluoresce under shortwave. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "fluoresce" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with fluoresce

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Neither does all fluorite fluoresce equally brightly, even from the same locality. (12 words)

A 2008 study reported that ripe bananas fluoresce when exposed to ultraviolet light. (13 words)

The new exoskeleton does not fluoresce; as sclerotisation occurs, the fluorescence gradually returns. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Red light can only be seen across short distances due to attenuation of red light wavelengths by water. citation Many fish species that fluoresce are small, group-living, or benthic/aphotic, and have conspicuous patterning. (35 words)

Ripened bananas (left, under sunlight ) fluoresce in blue when exposed to UV light "Tree-ripened" Cavendish bananas have a greenish-yellow appearance which changes to a brownish-yellow as they ripen further. (32 words)

Therefore, natural selection could be acting on expression of fluorescence across spider species. citation Scorpions also fluoresce. citation Plants The Mirabilis jalapa flower contains violet, fluorescent betacyanins and yellow, fluorescent betaxanthins. (31 words)

Example sentences (11)

A 2008 study reported that ripe bananas fluoresce when exposed to ultraviolet light.

Also called Concha Nácar, the pearls from these rainbow lipped oysters fluoresce red under ultraviolet light.

Enough francium is trapped that a video camera can capture the light given off by the atoms as they fluoresce.

Even materials not specially marked with UV sensitive dyes may have distinctive fluorescence under UV light, or may fluoresce differently under short-wave versus long-wave ultraviolet.

Many types of calcite and amber will fluoresce under shortwave UV, longwave UV and visible light.

Neither does all fluorite fluoresce equally brightly, even from the same locality.

Red light can only be seen across short distances due to attenuation of red light wavelengths by water. citation Many fish species that fluoresce are small, group-living, or benthic/aphotic, and have conspicuous patterning.

Ripened bananas (left, under sunlight ) fluoresce in blue when exposed to UV light "Tree-ripened" Cavendish bananas have a greenish-yellow appearance which changes to a brownish-yellow as they ripen further.

The new exoskeleton does not fluoresce; as sclerotisation occurs, the fluorescence gradually returns.

Therefore, natural selection could be acting on expression of fluorescence across spider species. citation Scorpions also fluoresce. citation Plants The Mirabilis jalapa flower contains violet, fluorescent betacyanins and yellow, fluorescent betaxanthins.

Ultraviolet LEDs Ultraviolet Infinity mirror A 380 nanometre UV LED makes some common household items fluoresce.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "fluoresce" in a sentence?
An example: "A 2008 study reported that ripe bananas fluoresce when exposed to ultraviolet light." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "fluoresce" from authentic English texts.
What does "fluoresce" mean?
Fluoresce means: To emit electromagnetic radiation, especially visible light, when absorbing radiation of some other wavelength.
What are synonyms of "fluoresce"?
Common synonyms of "fluoresce" include: glow.
How many example sentences with "fluoresce" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "fluoresce", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.