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neon sign

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An illuminated sign constructed from fluorescent lights in the form of bent glass tubes; the different colours being obtained by adding different noble gases to the neon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 霓虹燈招牌 /霓虹灯招牌 (níhóngdēng zhāopái) — an illuminated sign constructed from fluorescent lights
  • Finnish: valomainos — an illuminated sign constructed from fluorescent lights
  • Hungarian: neonreklám — an illuminated sign constructed from fluorescent lights
  • Hungarian: fényreklám — an illuminated sign constructed from fluorescent lights
  • Russian: нео́новая вы́веска (neónovaja výveska) — an illuminated sign constructed from fluorescent lights
  • Spanish: letrero de neón — an illuminated sign constructed from fluorescent lights
  • Spanish: marquesina — an illuminated sign constructed from fluorescent lights
  • Swedish: neonskylt — an illuminated sign constructed from fluorescent lights