Fluorescent vs. Neon: What's the Difference?

Fluorescent and Neon Definitions
Fluorescent
Of or relating to fluorescence.
Neon
Symbol Ne A rare, inert gaseous element occurring in the atmosphere to the extent of 18 parts per million and obtained by fractional distillation of liquid air. It is colorless but glows reddish orange in an electric discharge and is used in lasers, as a cryogen, and in cathode-ray tubes and other display devices. Atomic number 10; atomic weight 20.180; melting point -248.59°C; boiling point -246.08°C. See Periodic Table.
Fluorescent
Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence
Fluorescent corals.
Fluorescent light.
Neon
Electric signage made with neon lights.
Fluorescent
Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid
Bright fluorescent colors.
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Neon
An extremely bright shade of a color.
Fluorescent
Of or relating to a light bulb that produces visible light by fluorescence, especially a glass tube whose inner wall is coated with a material that fluoresces when an electrical current causes a vapor within the tube to discharge photons.
Neon
A neon tetra.
Fluorescent
A fluorescent light bulb.
Neon
Of, relating to, or containing neon.
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Fluorescent
A lamp that is fitted with a fluorescent light bulb.
Neon
Of or relating to a form of lighting used especially on advertising signs and consisting of glass tubes filled with neon or other gases that emit colored light when subjected to an electric current.
Fluorescent
Of or relating to fluorescence.
Neon
Extremely bright or vivid; fluorescent
Neon purple.
Fluorescent
Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.
The fluorescent plants shimmered in the darkness.
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Neon
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
Fluorescent
Emitting visible light as a result of the excitation of phosphors by ultraviolet photons produced by the passage of an electrical current through an inert gas infused with mercury.
The quality of fluorescent lighting technology has improved dramatically in recent years.
Neon
(countable) A form or sample of the element.
Fluorescent
Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid
Her shirt was fluorescent orange.
Neon
Neon signs or lights, collectively.
Fluorescent
A fluorescent light.
The fluorescents hummed day and night.
Neon
(countable) A neon tetra fish.
Fluorescent
Having the property of fluorescence.
Neon
(of a color) That resembles a neon light; extremely bright; fluorescent
Fluorescent
Emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source
Neon
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
Fluorescent
Brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light;
Fluorescent colors