neon
nomadjectifattesté dans les dialogues
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The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
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The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
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A form or sample of the element.
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Neon signs or lights, collectively.
Bring a song and a smile for the banjo Better get while the getting's good Hitch a ride to the end of the highway Where the neons turn to wood
Neons and LED lighting can be controlled by remotes.
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A neon tetra fish.
There were all kinds - Swordtails, Guppies, Platys, Terras [sic], Neons, Cichlids, Labyrinth and Paradise fish, and every variety of exotic Goldfish.
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Describes bright and vibrant colors having a fluorescent look.
Étymologie
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter of νέος (néos, “new”), from earlier *νέϝος (*néwos), from Proto-Hellenic *newos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos. By surface analysis, neo- + -on (suffix used in all noble gases).
adjectif
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That resembles a neon light; extremely bright; fluorescent
Formes
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- neons
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