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Definition: Neon |
NeonNoun1. A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Computing | Neon Charles Duff. An object-oriented extension of FORTH, for the Mac. Inheritance, SANE floating-point, system classes and objects for Mac interfacing, overlays. Sold by Kriya Systems, 1985-1988. Modified, made PD and renamed Yerk. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
Chemistry | Chemical element:atomic number 10. Source: European Union. (references) |
Health | Neon. A noble gas with the atomic symbol Ne, atomic number 10, and atomic weight 20.18. It is found in the earth's crust and atmosphere as an inert, odorless gas and is used in vacuum tubes and incandescent lamps. (references) |
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Neon is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ne and atomic number 10. A colorless nearly inert noble gas, neon gives a distinct reddish glow when used in vacuum discharge tubes and neon lamps and is found in air in trace amounts.
Fluorine - Neon He
Ne
Ar
Full tableGeneral Name, Symbol, Number Neon, Ne, 10 Chemical series Noble gases Group, Period, Block 18 (VIIIA), 2 , p Density, Hardness 0.8999 kg/m3 (273 K), NA Appearance colorless Atomic Properties Atomic weight 20.1797 amu Atomic radius (calc.) no data (38) pm Covalent radius 69 pm van der Waals radius 154 pm Electron configuration [He]22s2 2p6 e- 's per energy level 2, 8 Oxidation states (Oxide) 0 (unknown) Crystal structure Cubic face centered Physical Properties State of matter gas (nonmagnetic) Melting point 24.56 K (-415.5 °F) Boiling point 27.07 K (-410.9 °F) Molar volume 13.23 ×1010-3 m3/mol Heat of vaporization 1.7326 kJ/mol Heat of fusion 0.3317 kJ/mol Vapor pressure NA Speed of sound 435 m/s at 273.15 K Miscellaneous Electronegativity no data Specific heat capacity 103 J/(kg*K) Electrical conductivity no data Thermal conductivity 0.0493 W/(m*K) 1st ionization potential 2080.7 kJ/mol 2nd ionization potential 3952.3 kJ/mol 3rd ionization potential 6122 kJ/mol 4th ionization potential 9371 kJ/mol 5th ionization potential 12177 kJ/mol 6th ionization potential 15238 kJ/mol 7th ionization potential 19999.0 kJ/mol 8th ionization potential 23069.5 kJ/mol Most Stable Isotopes
iso NA Longest t 1/2 is 3.38 m (Ne-24) 20Ne 90.48% Ne is stable with 10 neutrons 21Ne 0.27% Ne is stable with 11 neutrons 22Ne 9.25% Ne is stable with 12 neutrons SI units & STP are used except where noted.
Notable Characteristics
Neon is the second-lightest noble gas, glows reddish-orange in a vacuum discharge tube and has over 40 times the refrigerating capacity of liquid helium and three times that of liquid hydrogen (on a per unit volume basis). In most applications it is a less expensive refrigerant than helium. Neon has the most intense discharge at normal voltages and currents of all the rare gases.
Applications
The reddish-orange color that neon emits in neon lights is widely used to make advertising signs. "Neon" is also used generically for these types of lights when in reality many other gases are used to produce different colors of light. Other uses:
Liquefied neon is commercially used as an economical cryogenic refrigerant.
- high-voltage indicators,
- lightning arrestors,
- wave meter tubes,
- television tubes.
- Neon and helium are used to make a type of gas laser.
History
Neon (Greek neos meaning "new") was discovered by William Ramsay and Morris Travers in 1898.
Occurrence
Neon is usually found in the form of a gas with molecules consisting of a single Neon atom. Neon a rare gas that is found in the Earth's atmosphere at 1 part in 65,000 and is produced by supercooling air and fractionally distilling it from the resulting cryogenic liquid.
Compounds
Even though neon is for most practical purposes an inert element, it can form an exotic compound with fluorine in the laboratory. It is not known for certain if this or any neon compound exists naturally but some evidence suggests that this may be true. The ions, Ne+, (NeAr)+, (NeH)+, and (HeNeNe+) are have also been observed from optical and mass spectrometric research. In addition, neon forms an unstable hydrate.
Isotopes
Neon has three stable isotopes: Ne-20 (90.48%), Ne-21 (0.27%) and Ne-22 (9.25%). Ne-21 and Ne-22 are nucleogenic and their variations are well understood. In contrast, Ne-20 is not known to be nucleogenic and the causes of its variation in the Earth have been hotly debated. The principal nuclear reactions which generate neon isotopes are neutron emission, alpha decay reactions on Mg-24 and Mg-25, which produce Ne-21 and Ne-22, respectively. The alpha particles are derived from uranium-series decay chains, while the neutrons are mostly produced by secondary reactions from alpha particles. The net result yields a trend towards lower Ne-20/Ne-22 and higher Ne-21/Ne-22 ratios observed in uranium-rich rocks such as granites. Isotopic analysis of exposed terrestrial rocks has demonstrated the cosmogenic production of Ne-21. This isotope is generated by spallation reactions on Mg, Na, Si and Al. By analyzing all three isotopes, the cosmogenic component can be resolved from magmatic neon and nucleogenic neon. This suggests that neon will be a useful tool in determining cosmic exposure ages of surficial rocks and meteorites.
Similar to xenon, neon contents observed in samples of volcanic gases are enriched in Ne-20, as well as nucleogenic Ne-21, relative to Ne-22 contents. The neon isotopic contents of these mantle-derived samples represent a non-atmospheric source of neon. The Ne-20-enriched components were attributed to exotic primordial rare gas components in the Earth, possibly representing solar neon. Elevated Ne-20 abundances were also found in diamonds, further suggesting a solar neon reservoir in the Earth.
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Paracheirodon innesi is a species of fish. Commonly called Neon Tetra, a variety of Characidae (Tetra) which is mostly transparent, apart for an iridescent blue/green horizontal stripe along each side of the fish, from nose to the front part of the tail (the tail and fins are virtually invisible).
When kept in an aquarium
Timid unless hungry. Mid-level feeder. Best kept in a group of 8 or more for the "shoaling" effect when they move around the tank. Their colour and the iridescent stripe become dim at night, and they can be virtually invisible when the lights are switched on after a period of darkness.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Neon tetra."
Synonym: NeonSynonym: atomic number 10 (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Neon |
| English words defined with "neon": neon induction lamp, neon lamp, neon tube. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "neon": eenvoudige afgifte, ELECTRIC-SIGN ASSEMBLER ♦ gas plasma display, GLASS BENDER, glass-tube bender ♦ helium-neon laser, He-Ne laser ♦ LASER TECHNICIAN ♦ NEON-SIGN SERVICER, NEON-TUBE PUMPER ♦ Penning effect ♦ rare gas. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Neon" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Albanian (neon), Czech (ne), Danish (neon), Dutch (neon), German (neon), Hungarian (neon), Irish (neon), Italian (neon), Manx (neon), Romanian (neon), Serbo-Croatian (neon), Swedish (neon), Turkish (neon). |
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Screenplays | I call him Gamblor, and it's time to snatch your mother from his neon claws (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) Well look at you. Toxic as a crow, sneezing like a maniac, cigarette ash all down your front, nervous, out of breath, you've got married man written across your forehead in big neon letters (Man in the Moon; writing credit: Basil Dearden; John Foley) The ultimate act of the taming of nature is eating a cow in a styrofoam container underneath neon arches (Late Last Night; writing credit: Steven Brill) | |
Lyrics | Of this neon moon (Neon Moon; performing artist: Brooks & Dunn) Neon King Kong standin' on my back ("The Message"; performing artist: Grandmaster Flash) Maybe I, should fix this brokin' neon light (These Are the Days; performing artist: O-Town) Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty ("Downtown"; performing artist: Petula Clark) Underneath the broken old neon sign (Something To Believe In; performing artist: Poison) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Neon Palace (1971) Neon taiheiki (1968) The Neon Rose (1964) Sexy al neon bis (1963) Mondo matto al neon (1963) | |
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 | The Burning Man illuminated with neon lights, Burning Man festival, Black Rock Desert, Gerlach, Nevada. Credit: Mike Bilbo. |  | Erecting neon sign, Fargo, North Dakota. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Hollywood, California. A neon sign. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Waffle Shop on 10th Street. Exterior of Waffle Shop with neon sign I. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Neon Circus" by Joshua Prior Commentary: "Driving in my car and took this photo about 7pm." | "Neon Seoul" by J David Eisenberg Commentary: "Neon sign in the trendy Myeong-Dong district of Seoul, S. Korea." |
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Business | Recently, improvements in outdoor advertising, such as neon, quartz, halogen lighting and transport automobiles has emerged. (references) | |
By 1992, the first outdoor neon billboard in the country was erected for DHL. In 1993, local Vietnamese TV accepted the first foreign advertising spots. (references) | ||
Chrysler has reestablished its presence in the U.K. and the rest of Europe through its right hand four-wheel drive Jeep, its Voyager MPV and its Neon saloon. (references) | ||
Economic History | Egypt | Other forms of advertisement in Egypt consist of roadside billboards, flashing neon signs on building roofs, building walls completely painted with advertising signs, "junk mail" advertisements, faxed advertisements, and messenger/courier-delivered direct mail campaigns. (references) |
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| "Neon" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 92.02% of the time. "Neon" is used about 238 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 92.02% | 219 | 20,419 |
| Noun (proper) | 7.98% | 19 | 80,337 |
| Total | 100.00% | 238 | N/A |
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| Country | Name |
| USA | Neon Systems, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "neon": Fleming Neon ♦ neon induction lamp ♦ neon lamp ♦ neon light ♦ neon lighting ♦ neon sign ♦ neon signs ♦ neon tube ♦ neon writing. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "neon": neon-bright, neon-lit, neon-pink, neon-shrouded, neon-sign, neon-signs, neon-tinted. | |
Ending with "neon": Fleming-Neon, helium-neon, styrofoam-and-neon. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
neon | 1,634 | dodge neon accessory | 86 |
dodge neon | 1,377 | neon open sign | 85 |
neon sign | 1,326 | brook circus dunn neon | 81 |
neon light | 1,097 | dodge neon 2000 | 79 |
neon genesis evangelion | 971 | neon genesis evangelion hentai | 77 |
car neon light | 387 | neon lighting | 77 |
dodge neon body kit | 306 | 2003 dodge neon | 75 |
neon beer sign | 241 | chrysler neon | 70 |
neon clock | 185 | neon bar sign | 70 |
plymouth neon | 167 | neon art | 68 |
dodge neon srt 4 | 161 | dodge neon 1995 | 64 |
neon body kit | 154 | neon tetras | 64 |
neon genesis | 148 | motorcycle neon light | 62 |
neon car | 146 | neon circus | 60 |
dodge neon part | 141 | underbody neon kit | 58 |
dodge neon performance | 116 | neon performance part | 58 |
neon performance | 111 | neon part | 57 |
dodge neon performance part | 105 | under car neon light | 56 |
neon tetra | 103 | neon moon | 55 |
4 neon srt | 103 | dodge neon srt | 54 |
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| Language | Translations for "neon"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | neoni, neon. (various references) | |
Arabic | مصباح نيون, نيون, غاز النيون. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | неонов, неон. (various references) | |
Chinese | 氖 . (various references) | |
Czech | neón. (various references) | |
Danish | neon (chemical element:atomic number 10). (various references) | |
Dutch | neon-, neon (chemical element:atomic number 10). (various references) | |
Esperanto | neono, neona. (various references) | |
Farsi | چراغ نلون , گازنلون , شبیه روشناءی نلون . (various references) | |
Finnish | neon (chemical element:atomic number 10). (various references) | |
French | néon. (various references) | |
German | neon (chemical element:atomic number 10). (various references) | |
Greek | νέον, νέο (news). (various references) | |
Hungarian | neon. (various references) | |
Indonesian | lampu neon. (various references) | |
Irish | neon. (various references) | |
Italian | neon, neo (flaw, mole, slight defect). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | ヌ行 (Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "nu", established reputation, nail enamel, nail file, nail polish, naked, name, nameplate, name-server, name-space, name-value, naming, native, native speaker, nature trail, navel, navel orange, navy, navy look, Neanderthal, neo, neoclassicism, neocolonialism, neodymium, neoidealism, neoimpressionism, neoliberal, neologism, neologist, neology, neon lamp, neon sign, Neo-Nazi, neophilia, neopolis, neorealism, neoromanticism, neosugar, style of motorcycle having the engine exposed and visible). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ネオン . (various references) | |
Korean | 네온. (various references) | |
Manx | neon. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eonnay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | néon (chemical element:atomic number 10). (various references) | |
Romanian | neon. (various references) | |
Russian | неоновый, неон неоновый, неон. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | neonski, neon. (various references) | |
Spanish | neón (chemical element:atomic number 10). (various references) | |
Swedish | neon (chemical element:atomic number 10). (various references) | |
Turkish | neon. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | неон. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | nê-ông. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 5, Verse 38 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Alla oinon neon eiV askouV kainouV blhteon kai amfoteroi sunthrountai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Sed vinum novum in utres novos mittendum est et utraque conservantur |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ac niwe win is to sendenne on niwe bytta: þonne beoð þa bytta gehealdene; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | But newe wyne owith to be put in to newe botels, and bothe ben kept. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | But newe wyne must be poured into newe vessels and bothe are preserved. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | But new wine must be put into new bottles, and both are preserved. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | But new wine has to be put into new wine-skins. |
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| Language | Luke Chapter 5, Verse 38 |
| Cebuano | Apan ang bag-ong bino kinahanglan anha igasulod sa mga bag-ong sudlanan nga panit. |
| Chinese | 但 新 酒 必 須 裝 在 新 皮 袋 裡 。 |
| Croatian | Nego, novo vino neka se ulijeva u nove mješine!" |
| Danish | Men man skal komme ung Vin på nye Læderflasker, så blive de begge bevarede. |
| Dutch | Maar nieuwen wijn moet men in nieuwe leder zakken doen, en zij worden beide te zamen behouden. |
| Finnish | Vaan nuori viini on laskettava uusiin leileihin. |
| French | mais il faut mettre le vin nouveau dans des outres neuves. |
| German | Sondern den Most soll man in neue Schläuche fassen, so werden sie beide erhalten. |
| Haitian Creole | Men, diven ki fenk fèt, sa dwe ale nan veso an po ki fenk fèt tou. |
| Hungarian | Hanem az új bort új tömlõkbe kell tölteni, és mind a kettõ megmarad. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Anggur yang baru harus dituang ke dalam kantong yang baru juga. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | melainkan air anggur yang baharu patutlah dibubuhkan ke dalam kerbat yang baharu. |
| Italian | Il vino nuovo bisogna metterlo in otri nuovi. |
| Latvian | Bet jaunais vîns jâpilda jaunos maisos, tad abi uzglabâsies. |
| Manx Gaelic | Agh shegin da feeyn noa v'er ny chur ayns boteilyn noa; as t'ad ny-neesht sauchey. |
| Maori | Engari me riringi te waina hou ki nga ipu hou. |
| Norwegian | men ny vin skal fylles i nye skinnsekker. |
| Portuguese | mas vinho novo deve ser deitado em odres novos. |
| Rumanian | ci vinul nou trebuie pus kn burdufuri noi, wi amkndouq se pqstreazq. |
| Russian | ОП НПМПДПЕ ЧЙОП ДПМЦОП ЧМЙЧБФШ Ч НЕИЙ ОПЧЩЕ; ФПЗДБ УВЕТЕЦЕФУС Й ФП Й ДТХЗПЕ. |
| Shuar | Tuma asamtai nijiamanch Yamái nawamu yamaram nuap najanamunam yaraatniuiti. Nu Túramka mai metek pénker átiniaiti. |
| Spanish | Pero el vino nuevo debe ser echado en odres nuevos. |
| Swahili | Divai mpya hutiwa katika viriba vipya! |
| Swedish | Nej, nytt vin bör man slå i nya läglar. -- |
| Uma | Anggur to bo'u bate kana ra'ihii' hi pontu'ua to bo'u wo'o-wadi-hawo. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "neon": neonatal, neonatally, neonate, neonates, neonatologies, neonatologist, neonatologists, neonatology, neoned, neons. (additional references) | |
Words containing "neon": postneonatal. (additional references) | |
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"Neon" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aneno, enan, Encon, Endon, enen, Enno, ennon, enom, enoz, enun, heon, jeon, nain, nano, naoh, naoi, naom, naon, naun, navn, Navon, Ndong, neah, nean, neant, neaz, neco, nedn, neen, Nefo, nefos, nego, neine, nelo, nemo, Nemone, nen, ne-ne, Neno, neny, neod, neons, neor, neos, neox, neoy, neoz, nern, neron, Nerone, neto, neu, neuen, neuk, Neum, Neun, newo, newon, nexo, nexon, Nexor, Nhon, Niehof, nieo, nino, ninon, nioh, nion, nione, nison, niton, niun, Njonjo, noe, noec, noem, noen, noep, noex, noez, nonl, n'ont, noond, noonr, nound, nuan, nuin, nuno, nyen, nyon, Nzeng, xeon, yeon. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: none. | |
| Words within the letters "e-n-n-o" | |
-1 letter: eon, one. | |
-2 letters: en, ne, no, oe, on. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-n-n-o" | |
+1 letter: bonne, donne, neons, nomen, nonce, nones, nonet, tenon, tonne, xenon. | |
+2 letters: ancone, anyone, bonnes, bonnet, bonnie, conine, conned, conner, donned, donnee, enjoin, eonian, guenon, intone, ionone, kronen, nekton, nelson, neoned, neuron, newton, nocent, nonage, nonces, nonego, nonets, nonmen, nonuse, novena, online, pennon, ponent, renown, ronnel, sonnet, tendon, tenons, tonner, tonnes, undone, unopen, wonned, wonner, xenons. | |
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