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BNC: 46124 COCA: 29973

xenon

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xenon /ˈziːˌnɑːn/ noun
xenon
/ˈziːˌnɑːn/
noun
Learner's definition of XENON
[noncount]
: a chemical element that is a colorless gas and that is used especially in electric lights氙;氙气
BNC: 46124 COCA: 29973

xenon

noun

xe·​non ˈzē-ˌnän How to pronounce xenon (audio) ˈze- How to pronounce xenon (audio)
: a heavy colorless and relatively inert gaseous element that occurs in air as about one part in 20 million and is used especially in specialized electric lamps (such as flash tubes) and in scientific research see Chemical Elements Table

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Other colors can come from things like LED billboards or high-intensity xenon lights on deep-sea oil platforms and fishing boats. Lee Billings, Scientific American, 20 Dec. 2016 By contrast, LightStrike robots have a powerful xenon UV-C light source capable of damaging the DNA and RNA of viruses in a matter of minutes. Dalvin Brown, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2020 Vast night vision camera is an accessory worth consideration — especially if your father’s vehicle happens to be an older model and not equipped with the latest lighting technology like high-intensity xenon or LED headlights. Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 19 June 2020 Lauched in 2011, their LightStrike robot’s pulsed xenon lamp shoots intense UV light in millisecond flashes, deactivating a whole range of microbes, including bacteria, spores, fungi and viruses. Dinsa Sachan, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2020 An earlier version of the experiment with 3.3 tons of xenon cost $30 million. Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2020 LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots — already in use at more than 400 hospitals in the United States, according to their manufacturer Xenex Disinfection Services — use xenon ultraviolet light pulses to kill viruses, bacteria and fungi. Elaine Glusac, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2020 Meanwhile, dark matter hunters have enhanced an old detector design: an underground vat of liquid xenon, shielded from the noise on Earth’s surface, that’s designed to produce light should a dark matter particle make contact. Wired Staff, Wired, 31 Dec. 2019 In 1898, two British chemists by the names of Sir William Ramsay and Morris William Travers were credited for discovering the four gases that would eventually be used to create neon signs: neon, krypton, xenon and argon. Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Greek, neuter of xenos strange

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of xenon was in 1898
BNC: 46124 COCA: 29973

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