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neon

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  neon 
  n  :  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  [syn:  {Ne},  {atomic  number  10}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  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. 
 
 
 
  From  Elements  database  20001107  [elements]: 
 
  neon 
  Symbol:  Ne 
  Atomic  number:  10 
  Atomic  weight:  20.183 
  Colourless  gaseous  element  of  group  18  on  the  periodic  table  (noble 
  gases).  Neon  occurs  in  the  atmosphere,  and  comprises  0.0018%  of  the  volume 
  of  the  atmosphere.  It  has  a  distinct  reddish  glow  when  used  in  discharge 
  tubes  and  neon  based  lamps.  It  forms  almost  no  chemical  compounds.  Neon 
  was  discovered  in  1898  by  Sir  William  Ramsey  and  M.W.  Travers.




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